Eastern Red Scorpionfish
Scorpaena jacksoniensis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,541
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
Description
Scorpaena jacksoniensis, the Eastern red scorpionfish, Billy Bougain, cardinal scorpionfish, coral cod, coral perch, Eastern red scorpioncod, fire cod, Northern scorpionfish, ocean perch, prickly heat, red rockcod or red scorpion-cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the south western Pacific Ocean.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Scorpaena jacksoniensis”.