Bali scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae)

This page illustrates the species of scorpionfish we photographed on several dive trips to Bali, Indonesia. It is not a complete listing of the Scorpaenidae that occur there and shows only those for which we happened to get photos. While some of these are easy to identify, others, particularly the more cryptic Scorpaenidae, can be very difficult. Many of the names used here are tentative.


Dendrochirus zebra


Nemapterois biocellatus

Neochirus brachypterus

Parapterois heterurus

Parapterois heterura

Pteroidichthys amboinensis

Pterois russelii

Pterois volitans

Pterois volitans

Pteropterus antennatus

Pteropterus radiatus

Rhinopias cf eschmeyeri

Scorpaenodes cf evides

Scorpaenopsis guamensis

Scorpaenodes cf parvipinnis

Scorpaenodes? sp. 1

Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Scorpaenopsis macrochir

Scorpaenopsis obtusa

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

Scorpaenopsis cf papuensis

Scorpaenopsis cf possi

Scorpaenopsis venosa

Scorpaenopsis sp. 1

Scorpaenopsis sp. 2

Scorpaenopsis? sp. 3

Scorpaenopsis sp. 4

Sebastapistes strongia

Sebastapistes strongia

Sebastapistes strongia

Sebastapistes strongia

Sebastapistes strongia

Sebastapistes strongia

Sebastapistes strongia

Sebastipistes sp. 1

Sebastipistes sp. 2

Taenianotus triacanthus

Taenianotus triacanthus

Taenianotus triacanthus

Scorpaenidae sp. 1

Scorpaenidae sp. 2

Scorpaenidae sp. 3

Scorpaenidae sp. 4

Scorpaenidae sp. 5

Scorpaenidae sp. 6

Scorpaenidae sp. 7

Scorpaenidae sp. 8

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