644 Pareioplite, or Mailed-cheek Fishes 
Neosebastes is much like Sebastodes, but the suborbital stay 
bears strong spines and the dorsal is very high. Neosebastes 
panda is found in Australia, and N. entaxisin Japan. Setarches is 
distinguished by the cavernous bones of its head. Species are 
found in both the Atlantic and Pacific in deep water. Several 
other peculiar or transitional genera are found in different parts 
of the Pacific. 
In Scorpena the head is more uneven in outline than in 
Sebastodes and Sebastichthys, skinny flaps are often present on 
head and body, the air-bladder is wanting, there are 12 dorsal 
Fig. 540—Florida Lion fish, Scorpena grandicornis Cuv. & Val. Key West. 
spines and 24 vertebre, and on each dorsal spine is a small 
venom-secreting gland. The species are very numerous, highly 
varied in color, and found in all warm seas, being known as scor- 
pion-fishes or Rascacios. Two species, Scorpena scrofa and 
Scorpena porcus, are common in the Mediterranean, being re- 
garded as good food-fishes, though disliked by the fishermen. 
Of the numerous West Indian species, Scorpena plumiert, 
Scorpena grandicornts, and Scorpena brasiliensis are best known. 
Scorpena gutiata is common in southern California and is an 
excellent food-fish. Scorpena mystes is found on the west coast 
of Mexico. Scorpena onaria and S. izensis are found in Japan. 
Fossil remains referred to Scorpena are recorded from the Terti- 
ary rocks. 
