The story
From false + scorpionfish, as opposed to the 'true' scorpionfishes in the family Scorpaenidae; whereas this species is in Centrogenyidae.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
false scorpionfish
Today it means: Centrogenys vaigiensis, the only described species in the family Centrogenyidae, which very closely resemble scorpionfish. Full definition →