Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Synonyms: Red scorpionfish, Large-scaled scorpion fish
Genus Scorpaena. Family Scorpaenidae. Order Scorpaeniformes.
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.
Traits
- Danger
- spines
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Photographs
Cuvier, Georges; Desmarest, A.-G.; La Cépède / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpaena_scrofa'}