The Ambon scorpionfish is an ambush predator. Pteroidichthys amboinensis, the Ambon scorpionfish, is a scorpionfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. Like many other scorpionfish, this species has venom in its spines. The Ambon scorpionfish is shaggy, and can change its color for the ideal camouflage. The Ambon scorpionfish lives just offshore on the bottom of the ocean. The black scorpionfish is a benthic species and is usually found resting on rocks. Another common name is spotted scorpionfish. The leaf scorpionfish resembles a dead leaf lying in the water. As other fish, the black scorpionfish has several parasites. The leaf scorpionfish is about long fully grown. Common names in English are Eschmeyer's scorpionfish and Paddle-flap scorpionfish. Sebastapistes strongia, the barchin scorpionfish, is a scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific. They share many morphological features with the scorpionfish of the family Scorpaenidae. The blackbelly rosefish is the most commercial scorpionfish species in the Mediterranean. Rhinopias eschmeyeri is a scorpionfish from the Indo-West Pacific.