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Noronha’s scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys noronhai)
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Noronha’s scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys noronhai) specimen
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Scorpaenidae

Noronha’s scorpionfish

Pteroidichthys noronhai

Scorpionfish from Indo West Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Noronha’s scorpionfish is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 5.6 cm.

Maximum length
5.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Japan, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Western Australia; recorded from Saya de Malha Bank and Taiwan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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