Small red scorpionfish

Small red scorpionfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaena
Species:
S. notata
Binomial name
Scorpaena notata
Synonyms[2]
  • Scorpaena afimbria Slastenenko, 1935
  • Scorpaena scrofa afimbria Slastenenko, 1935
  • Scorpaena teneriffea Jordan & Gunn, 1898
  • Scorpaena ustulata Lowe, 1841

Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata) is a venomous Scorpionfish, common in marine subtropical waters. It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay to Senegal, Madeira, Azores and the Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean (rare in northern Adriatic)[2] and the Black Sea.[3]

  1. ^ Nunoo, F.; Poss, S.; Bannermann, P. & Russell, B. (2015). "Scorpaena notata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198746A15591806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198746A15591806.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scorpaena notata". FishBase. August 2021 version.
  3. ^ Black Sea Fishes Check List Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine