Golden scorpionfish (Parascorpaena aurita)

Scientific name: Parascorpaena aurita R?ppell, 1838

Golden scorpionfish (Parascorpaena aurita)

The Golden scorpionfish (Parascorpaena aurita) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Mozambique, and Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Found in shallow coastal lagoons, large intertidal pools or estuaries; also in silty reefs or amongst large coral rubble. Max. length (Christopher Zimmermann, pers. comm., 1999).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parascorpaena aurita
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Mozambique, and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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