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Created 4/18/2020
Family Scorpaenidae
WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Pontinus macrocephalus
LARGE-HEADED SCORPIONFISH or ROCK COD nohu
Uncommon from handline fishery at depths exceeding 400 feet. Orange with long noodle-like appendage above each eye. Attains 15 inches. Indonesia to Japan, Hawai'i, and French Polynesia.