Brachypterois is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes.

[1] This genus is classified within the tribe Pteroini of the subfamily Scorpaeninae within the family Scorpaenidae.

[3] The genus name prefixes brachy, which means "short", to the genus name Pterois, a reference to the shorter dorsal fin spines of these fishes compared to the Pterois species.

The dorsal, anal and pelvic fin spines have clear notches which contain venom glands.

[5] Brachyterois scorpionfishes are found in the Indo-Pacific region, the most widespread species is B. serrulifer which is found from East Africa to the Philippines, B. curvispina is endemic to northeastern Australia and B. serrulata is found in the western pacific from the Gulf of Thailand to southern Japan.