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Answer for the clue "Marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines ", 12 letters:
scorpionfish

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines [syn: scorpion fish , sea scorpion ]

Usage examples of scorpionfish.

Dexter Smythe swam leisurely off toward the reef, his eyes questing for one shape only, the squat, sinister wedge of a scorpionfish, or, as Bengry would put it, Scorpaena plumieri.