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Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Grootskub-Skerpioenvis
Common Names in Albanian:
Shkerp I Kuq
Common Names in Catalan:
Cap-Roig
Common Names in Creole, Portuguese:
Charroco E Xarroco, Fanhama, Garoupa Da Madeira, Garoupa De Madeira
Common Names in Croatian:
Crljenak, Jaukovica, Logrnja
Common Names in Danish:
Orange Dragehovedfisk
Common Names in English:
Bigscale Scorpionfish, Large-Scaled Scorpion Fish, Largescaled Scorpionfish, Orange Scorpionfish, Red Scorpion-Fish, Red Scorpionfish, Scorpionfish, Whiskery Scorpionfish
Common Names in Fongbe:
Oloulou-Osso-Non
Common Names in French:
Chapon, Rascasse Rouge, Truie
Common Names in German:
Gro, Meersau, Roter Drachenkopf
Common Names in Greek:
Skorpina, Κόκκινη σκορπίνα, Σκορπίνα, Χάφτης
Common Names in Italian:
Cappone, Cipudda, Cipuddazza, Cipuddra, Pescio Cappon, R, Scarpena Rossa, Scarpigna, Scarpina, Scarpina Rossa, Scoffina, Scorfane Russe De Fangu, Scorfano, Scorfano Maggiore, Scorfano Rosso, Scorfina, Scorpena Rossa, Scrofa, Scrofanu Russu, Scrofola Rossa
Common Names in Maltese:
Cippullazza, Skorfna, Skorfna Hamra
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
南非鮋, 南非鲉, 赤鮋, 赤鲉
Common Names in Polish:
Skorpena
Common Names in Portuguese:
Cantarilho-Leg, Carneiro, Galinha, Galinha-Do-Mar, Palha, Peixe Galinha, Peixe-Carneiro, Peixe-Fogo Vermelho, Rain, Ran, Rascasso, Rascasso-Vermelho, Requeime, Rocaz, Roncaz, Serr
Common Names in Russian:
Zolotistaya Skorpena, скорпена красная
Common Names in Slovenian:
Velika , Velika škarpena
Common Names in Spanish:
Cabracho, Escarapote, Gallineta
Common Names in Swedish:
Havssugga
Common Names in Turkish:
Lipsoz
Description
Habitat
Solitary and sedentary over rocky, sandy or muddy bottoms .
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,347 meters (0 to 4,419 feet).[1]
Biology
Diet
Feeds on fishes , crustaceans and mollusks (Ref.4570).
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Scorpaeniformes
()
- Suborder:
Scorpaenoidei
()
- Family:
Scorpaenidae
()
- Subfamily:
Scorpaeninae
()
- Genus:
Scorpaena
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
scrofa
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Scientific name: - Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
scrofa
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus:
Scorpaena
(
- Subfamily:
Scorpaeninae
(
- Family:
Scorpaenidae
(
- Suborder:
Scorpaenoidei
(
- Order:
Scorpaeniformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Scorpaena barbata (Non Bonnaterre • Scorpaena barbata (Non Gronow • Scorpaena lutea Risso • Scorpaena natalensis Regan • Scorpaenopsis natalensis (Regan • Sebastapistes scorfa (Linnaeus
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 08-Jan-1997
Similar Species
Members of the genus Scorpaena
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 81 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. afuerae (Peruvian Scorpionfish (FB)) · S. agassizi (Longfin Scorpionfish) · S. agassizii (Longfin Scorpionfish) · S. albifimbria (Lesser Scorpionfish) · S. amplisquamiceps (Orange Scorpionfish) · S. angolensis (Angola Rockfish) · S. antennata (Ragged-Finned Lion Fish) · Sebastapistes fowleri (Spotfin Scorpionfish) · S. bandanensis (Little Scorpion Cod) · S. barathri (Bigeye Sea Perch) · S. bergi (Goosehead Scorpionfish) · S. bergii (Goosehead Scorpionfish) · S. brachyptera (Shortfin Scorpionfish) · S. brasiliensis (Barbfish) · S. brevispina (Japanese Shortspined Scorpionfish) · S. bulacephala (Bullhead Scorpionfish) · S. bynoensis (Marbled Scorpionfish) · S. calcarata (Smooth-Head Scorpionfish) · S. cardinalis (Eastern Red Scorpionfish) · S. cardinalisin (Red Rock Cod) · S. carinata (Long-Finned Waspfish) · S. cookii (Cook's Scorpionfish) · S. cristulata (Yellow-Spotted Scorpionfish) · S. cruenta (Red Rock Cod) · S. dactyloptera (Blackbelly Rosefish) · S. diabolus (False Scorpionfish) · S. didactyla (Popeyed Sea Goblin) · S. dispar (Hunchback Scorpionfish) · S. echinata (Atlantic Thornyhead) · S. elachys (Dwarf Scorpionfish) · S. elongata (Slender Rockfish) · S. folgori (Folgor's Scorpionfish) · S. frondosa (Popeyed Scorpionfish) · S. gasta (Ghostly Scorpionfish) · S. gibbosa (Humpbacked Scorpion Fish) · S. grandicornis (Grass Scorpionfish) · S. grandicornisand (Plumed Scorpionfish) · S. grandisquamis (Bigscale Scorpionfish) · S. guamensis (Guam Scorpion Cod) · S. gusta (Ghostly Scorpionfish) · S. guttata (California Scorpionfish) · S. histrio (Player Scorpionfish (FB)) · S. horrida (Whiteblotched Scorpionfish) · S. inermis (Mushroom Scorpionfish) · S. isthmensis (Smooth-Cheek Scorpionfish) · S. izensis (Izu Scorpionfish) · S. laevis (Senegalese Rockfish) · S. loppei (Cadenat's Rockfish) · S. maderensis (Spineblotch Scorpionfish) · S. madurensis (Madeira Rockfish) · S. mcadamsi (Ocellated Scorpionfish) · S. mellissii (Melliss's Scorpionfish) · S. miles (Indian Turkeyfish) · S. mossambica (Mozambique Scorpionfish) · S. mystes (Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish (FB)) · S. neglecta (Scorpionfish) · S. neglecta neglecta (Scorpionfish) · S. normani (Norman´s Lampeye) · S. notata (Small Red Scorpionfish) · S. nuchalis (Spineblotch Scorpionfish) · S. onaria (Neglected Scorpionfish) · S. oxycephalus (Smallscale Scorpionfish) · S. panda (Bighead Gurnard Perch) · S. papillosa (Chained Scorpionfish) · S. parvipinnis (Shortfinned Scorpionfish) · S. pepo (Pumpkin Scorpionfish) · S. picta (Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish) · S. plumieri (Gurnard) · S. plumierii (Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish) · S. plumieri mystes (Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish) · S. porcus (Small-Scaled Scorpionfish) · S. russula (Reddish Scorpionfish (FB)) · S. scrofa (Bigscale Scorpionfish) · S. senegalensis (Speckled Scorpionfish) · S. sonorae (Sonora Scorpionfish (FB)) · S. stephanica (Spotted-Fin Rockfish) · S. strongia (Darkspotted Scorpionfish) · S. sumptuosa (Western Red Scorpionfish) · S. tredecimspinosa (Deepreef Scorpionfish) · S. vaigiensis (False Scorpionfish) · S. venosa (Yellow-Nose Scorpionfish)
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies - Trawl Surveys
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Posidonia Oceanica Survey 2005
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
- Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
- Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Fishes
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Fishes of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum
- University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30627
- Fishbase Species ID: 1759
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 166839
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124432
Footnotes
- Mean = 73.260 meters (240.354 feet), Standard Deviation = 224.810 based on 413 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
