Scorpaeniformes

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/scorpaeniformes

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Scorpaeniformes
2. What makes Scorpaeniformes so spiky?They have special fin spines that are venomous. When a predator touches them, the spines can inject painful venom to protect the fish.
3. How do stonefish hide from predators?Stonefish use camouflage that matches rocks or coral. They stay very still so they are almost invisible until prey comes close.

Ray-finned Fishes: A large class of fish characterized by fins supported by bony rays, representing the vast majority of fish species.
Crypsis: The ability of an organism to avoid observation or detection by other organisms, often through camouflage.
Buccal Cavity: The space within the mouth of an animal, including the tongue and teeth.
Hadal Zone: The deepest region of the ocean, found within oceanic trenches below 6,000 meters.