Scorpaenidae

red scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

Scorpionfish of the South African Coast

• Red
• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Scorpaena scrofa, the red scorpionfish, bigscale scorpionfish, large-scaled scorpion fish, or rascasse is a venomous marine species of ray-finned fish in the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean.