scorpaenoid

a. [ NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene) + -oid. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [ Written also scorpaenid. ] See Illust. under Rockfish. [ 1913 Webster ]