Mozambique scorpionfish

Parascorpaena mossambica

Scorpionfish of Indo Pacific

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Mozambique scorpionfish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Parascorpaena
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Society Islands, north to Izu Islands, south to Australia; throughout Micronesia (Ref. 1602 ). Specimens from the Pacific Ocean, currently regarded as P. mossambica , are most likely to be P. armata (H. Motomura, unpubl. data). The name, P. mossambica ., remains valid for specimens from the Indian Ocean (Ref. 86966 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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