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Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scientific name: Scorpaena guttata

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Perciformes → Family Scorpaenidae → Subfamily Scorpaeninae → Genus Scorpaena

Common name: California Scorpionfish
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishScorpionfishes
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Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish)
Lip-locked. Not sure if they're fighting or prepare to mate. Can't tell with humans, either.
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