Scorpaena scrofa

Also known as red scorpionfish

species of fish

Species

Least Concern

largescaled scorpionfish

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderScorpaeniformes
FamilyScorpaenidae

Habitatmarine, brackish

Observations recorded7,949

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 215
With media: 9
Family: Scorpaenidae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, CAS, KU, ROM, MZLU
Recorded in: France, Tunisia, Croatia, South Africa, Spain, Italy, Azores, Somalia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Scorpaena
Image: Red Scorpionfish.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Scorpaena scrofa
Commons category: Scorpaena scrofa
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons gallery: Scorpaena scrofa
taxon common name: pesce cipolla
short name: S. scrofa

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Encyclopedic overview

Scorpaena scrofa, the red scorpionfish, bigscale scorpionfish, large-scaled scorpion fish, or rascasse is a venomous marine species of ray-finned fish in the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean.

Taxonomy

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