Eastern red scorpionfish

Scorpaena cardinalis

Fish Active beneath the Night

Eastern red scorpionfish is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 40.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaena
Maximum length: 40.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: northern New Zealand and offshore islands of the Tasman Sea (Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, New South Wales, Australia; not recorded from the coastal waters of Australian mainland).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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