Fishing for Red scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

The red scorpionfish is a large, stocky, reddish marine fish with a big spiny head, fleshy skin flaps on the snout and jaw, and venomous fin spines. It rests camouflaged on rocky and sandy bottoms of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Adults reach about 20 inches and up to 6.6 pounds. Slow-moving, it lies motionless and blends into the seafloor. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater / Mixed

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Venomous

Source: Fishbase

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