Fishes . Fig. 541.—Sea-scorpiou, Scorpmna mijslcs Jordan. Mazatlan. Scorpccnopsis cirrhosa, Scorpcrnopsis fiiiibriaia, and other speciesare widely distributed through the East Indies and Polynesia. The lion-fishes (Pterois) of the tropical Pacific are remarkablefor their long pectoral fins, elongate dorsal spines, and zebra-likecoloration. The numerous species are fantastic and hand-somely colored, but their poisoned, needle-like spines are dreadedby fishermen. They lurk in crevices in the coral reefs, someof them reaching a foot in length. Iniinicns japoniciis, common in Japan, has a depresse
Fishes . Fig. 541.—Sea-scorpiou, Scorpmna mijslcs Jordan. Mazatlan. Scorpccnopsis cirrhosa, Scorpcrnopsis fiiiibriaia, and other speciesare widely distributed through the East Indies and Polynesia. The lion-fishes (Pterois) of the tropical Pacific are remarkablefor their long pectoral fins, elongate dorsal spines, and zebra-likecoloration. The numerous species are fantastic and hand-somely colored, but their poisoned, needle-like spines are dreadedby fishermen. They lurk in crevices in the coral reefs, someof them reaching a foot in length. Iniinicns japoniciis, common in Japan, has a depressed andmonstrous head and a generally bizarre appearance. It is usuallyblack in color but is largely bright red when foimd among redalgas. A related species, Inimiciis aurantiacus, is blackish whennear shore, but lemon-yellow in deep water (see plate). Arelated species in the East Indies is Pelor filamentosum, calledNohii or Gofii in Polynesia. Still more monstrous are the species of Synanceia, short,thic
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