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Scorpaenidae
Blackfoot firefish
Parapterois heterura
Scorpionfish in Indo West Pacific
- Black
- Temperate
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Black
Temperate
Regional distribution
Fusiform
MediumBlackfoot firefish is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 38 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Parapterois
- Maximum length
- 38 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Natal, South Africa to southern Japan (Ref. 4313 ). Two populations apparently exists, the Western Pacific and SE African coast (Ref. 54479 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
