Centrogenyidae

False scorpionfish

Centrogenys vaigiensis

Fish Reaching Twenty Five Centimeters in Australian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The false scorpionfish (Centrogenys vaigiensis), also known as prettyfins, is a species of ray-finned fish, one of three species in the genus Centrogenys, which is the only genus in the family Centrogenyidae. They are pale grey or brown and usually grow no longer than 25 cm (9.8 in). False scorpionfish are distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific, bounded by the Ryukyu Islands of Japan to the north and Australia to the south, the Nicobar Islands to the west and New Guinea to the east.