What is "sea scorpion"

Sea scorpion \Sea" scor"pi*on\ (Zo["o]l.)

1. A European sculpin ( Cottus scorpius) having the head armed with short spines.

2. The scorpene.

n. 1 A European sculpin, (taxlink Cottus scorpius species noshow=1), having the head armed with short spines. 2 The eurypteroid.

n. marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines [syn: scorpionfish, scorpion fish]

Sea scorpion may refer to:

• Eurypterids, members of the extinct class Eurypterida
• some members of the Cottidae family of fish including the long-spined sea scorpion and short-spined sea scorpion (also known as father lasher)