Scorpaena scrofa

Scorpaena scrofa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaena
Species:
S. scrofa
Binomial name
Scorpaena scrofa
Synonyms[3]
  • Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810
  • Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906
  • Scorpaenopsis natalensis (Regan, 1906)

Scorpaena scrofa, the red scorpionfish, bigscale scorpionfish, large-scaled scorpion fish,[4] or rascasse is a venomous marine species of ray-finned fish in the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes.[2] It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ Nunoo, F.; Poss, S.; Bannermann, P. & Russell, B. (2015). "Scorpaena scrofa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198748A15592127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198748A15592127.en. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758. 15 January 2019. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaena scrofa". FishBase. August 2021 version.
  4. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Large-scaled scorpion fish - Scorpaena scrofa". Species-identification.org. Retrieved September 15, 2011.