Cabezon (fish)
| Cabezon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Jordaniidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Species: | S. marmoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres, 1854)
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The cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) is a large species of sculpin native to the Pacific coast of North America. Although the generic name translates literally as "scorpion fish", true scorpionfish (such as lionfish) belong to the related family Scorpaenidae. The cabezon is the only known member of its genus.