Scorpaena guttata

Scorpaena guttata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaena
Species:
S. guttata
Binomial name
Scorpaena guttata
Girard, 1854
Synonyms[2]
  • Scorpaena guadalupae Fowler, 1944
  • Scorpaena microlepis Gunter, 1948

Scorpaena guttata is a species of fish in the scorpionfish family known by the common name California scorpionfish. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it can be found along the coast of California and Baja California. Its distribution extends from around Santa Cruz, California, to Punta Abreojos in Baja California Sur, and out to Guadalupe Island. It is also found in the Gulf of California.[2] Another common name is spotted scorpionfish.[3]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, W.; Alvarado, J. (2010). "Scorpaena guttata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183715A8163197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183715A8163197.en. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaena guttuta". FishBase. August 2021 version.
  3. ^ "Species: Scorpaena guttata, Californian scorpionfish, Spotted scorpionfish". Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2022.