a venomous tropical marine scorpaenid fish, Synanceja verrucosa, that resembles a piece of rock on the seabed
stonefish in American English
(ˈstoʊnˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈstoneˌfish or ˈstoneˌfishes
any of a family (Synanceiidae, order Scorpaeniformes) of tropical, marine bony fishes having venomous spines, a scaleless body, and a stonelike appearance