black scorpionfish

Scorpaena porcus

Scorpionfish beneath the Mediterranean Sea

Black
Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

The black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus), also known as the European scorpionfish or small-scaled scorpionfish, is a venomous scorpionfish, common in marine subtropical waters. It is widespread in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to the Azores and Canary Islands, near the coasts of Morocco, and in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaena
Maximum length: 40.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to the Azores, and the Canary Islands, including Morocco, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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