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How do lumpsuckers resist strong wave action along the shore?

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Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa). — scorpaeniform Stonefish (*Synanceia verrucosa*).

Lumpsuckers, which belong to the order Scorpaeniformes, are able to resist strong wave action and maintain their position along the sea bottom by using a specialized sucking disk. This disk is located on the fish's undersurface and is formed from its pelvic fins, allowing it to hold firmly to surfaces in its environment.1