Ornate scorpion fish

Scientific name : Scorpaenodes varipinnis

Small, very cryptic scorpion fish. Identified by red blotches on head and fins, white blotches on head and along the sides, light ring at the tail basis. 7 cm. Scorpenodes guamensis, has no red blotches on the fins, and has a dark blotch on the gills operculum.