Description
Barchin scorpionfish (Sebastapistes strongia)
Image ID: reef0986, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection
Location: Guam, Mariana Islands
Source http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/reef0986.htm
Author David Burdick
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sebastapistes_strongia.jpg

Sebastapistes strongia, the barchin scorpionfish, is a scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific. The species is commonly seen in areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons, and channels. The species is nocturnal and can grow to a maximum length of 60 mm. Order: Scorpaeniformes, Family: Scorpaenidae, Genus: Sebastapistes, Species: Sebastapistes cyanostigma (G. Cuvier, 1829).
Synonyms:
Kantapus oglinus Smith, 1947
Phenacoscorpius nebulosus Smith, 1958
Scorpaena oglinus Smith, 1947
Scorpaena strongia Cuvier, 1829
Scorpaena tristis Klunzinger, 1870
Sebastapistes oglinus Smith, 1947
Sebastapistes tristis Klunzinger, 1870