Eastern red scorpionfish
Scorpaena cardinalis
Synonyms: Eastern Red Scorpionfish, Grandfather hapuku, New Zealand scorpionfish, New Zealand red rock cod
Genus Scorpaena. Family Scorpaenidae. Order Scorpaeniformes.
Description
Scorpaena cardinalis, the eastern red scorpionfish, grandfather hapuku, cardinal scorpionfish, Cook's scorpionfish, Cook's rockcod, Kermadec scorpionfish, Northern scorpionfish, red scorpion fish, red scorpion-cod or Sandy-bay cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes.
Traits
- Danger
- spines
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Photographs
G. H. Ford (drawing), Mintern Bros. (lithograph); uploaded by Internet Archive Book Images / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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