Scorpaenidae

Madeira rockfish

Scorpaena maderensis

Seventeen Point Eight Centimeters Scorpionfish

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) is a species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in the genus Scorpaena, found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This species reaches a length of around 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL. The species was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1833 after a specimen from Madeira. Although S. maderensis is well represented in the areas that it is found, many key aspects of its biology are still unknown.