Folger's scorpionfish

Neomerinthe folgori

Fish Reaching Fifty Nine Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Large

Folger's scorpionfish is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 59 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Neomerinthe
Maximum length: 59 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and off Mauritania; one specimen from northern Namibia (Ref. 4313 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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