Western red scorpionfish (Scorpaena sumptuosa)

Scientific name: Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau, 1875

Western red scorpionfish (Scorpaena sumptuosa)

The Western red scorpionfish (Scorpaena sumptuosa) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, endemic to southwestern Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scorpaena sumptuosa
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to southwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (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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