Red Scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,301
- Most observed in
- 🇫🇷 France
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Scorpaena scrofa”.