Madeira Scorpionfish
Scorpaena maderensis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,712
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) is a species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in the genus Scorpaena, found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This species reaches a length of around 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL. The species was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1833 after a specimen from Madeira.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Madeira rockfish”.