Little Fish, Big Head!!!

This guy is about 7 inches long and was laying in a hollow on top of a 40 foot reef wall drop. He is almost a perfect match for the color of the coraline and the skin is flaky looking. The fins remind me of a scorpion fish which there are a number of species found here. However, this is the first one I have seen without the facial and body growths that make them so ugly. The head and jaw structure also remind me of the Giant Flathead as well.

Anyone know what this is?

Where was the picture taken?

Looks like a type of Stonefish to me

which are pretty similar to scorpionfish arent they ?

i'm no expert i just like guessing !

looks like the Humpback or Devil Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis diabolus

OR

Flasher Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis macrochir

The picture was taken in the East China Sea yester day afternoon. There are a number of scorpion/stone fish here, in fact it seems that I see about 2 an hour on the reefs. Between them, Lionfish and sea snakes there are lots of opportunities to see poisonous fish here.