Scorpaenidae

Coral Perch

Parascorpaena moultoni

Reef Fish of the East China Sea

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Small
• Tropical fish

Parascorpaena moultoni, the coral perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the Western Central Pacific, and are particularly common in the Coral Sea and the East China Sea.