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title: "Cabezon"
description: "Scorpaenichthys marmoratus — Pesci. The cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) is a large species of sculpin native to the Pacific coast of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/cabezon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cabezon

> Scorpaenichthys marmoratus — Pesci. The cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) is a large species of sculpin native to the Pacific coast of North America.

- Scientific name: *Scorpaenichthys marmoratus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2711
- Wikidata: [Q138228](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138228)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47638](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47638)

## Names

- en: Cabezon
- de: Cabezon-Groppe
- es: Cabezón
- fr: Cabezon marbré

## Countries with the most observations

US (2128), CA (357), MX (6)

## Summary

The cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) is a large species of sculpin native to the Pacific coast of North America.  Although the generic name translates literally as "scorpion fish", true scorpionfish (such as lionfish) belong to the related family Scorpaenidae.  The cabezon is the only known member of its genus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabezon_(fish)

## Photo

![Cabezon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cabezon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69107788

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cabezon?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).