The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scorpene \Scor"pene\, n. [F. scorp[`e]ne, fr. L. scorpaena a
   kind of fish, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
   A marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena, as the European
   hogfish (Scorpaena scrofa), and the California species
   (Scorpaena guttata).
   [1913 Webster]