Scientific name:
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Distinctive features:
1. Short cirrus centered near tip of snout.
2. Prominent cirrus above each eye.
3. Notch in spinous dorsal fin after third or forth spine.
Size:
16-30 in. max 39 in.
Marbled earthtones; can change color. Unscaled bulbous head and stout body. Common S. California and north to southern BC.