scorpaenoid

Noun scorpaenoid has 1 sense

• scorpaenoid(n = noun.animal) scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony plates;
is a kind of acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
has particulars: lingcod, ophiodon elongatus, scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish, sculpin, cyclopterus lumpus, lumpfish, liparis liparis, sea snail, seasnail, snailfish, poacher, sea poacher, sea poker, greenling, flathead, gurnard, butterflyfish, flying gurnard, flying robin
is a member of scorpaenoidea, suborder scorpaenoidea