Western scorpionfish (Scorpaena onaria)

Scientific name: Scorpaena onaria Jordan & Snyder, 1900

Western scorpionfish (Scorpaena onaria)

The Western scorpionfish (Scorpaena onaria) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan and South Korea. Reported from Taiwan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Body reddish; scattered with irregular pale blotches and some black dots; a large black patch at the posterior part of dorsal fin from 7th to 10th spines. Mouth oblique; upper jaw reaching below posterior margin of eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scorpaena onaria
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan and South Korea. Reported from Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 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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