Senegalese rockfish

Scorpaena laevis

Scorpionfish in the Congo Basin

Senegalese rockfish is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 35 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaena
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Pointe Noire, Congo and including the Azores, and Cape Verde. Records from Annobon are questionable.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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