Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Scorpaenopsis diabolus

False stonefish

Distribution: from the Red Sea and Eastern Africa to Southern Japan, Hawaii, French Polynesia, the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Often confused with the “real” stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa.

Spots where Scorpaenopsis diabolus has been spotted by snorkelers

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