Small red scorpionfish
📖 Overview
Common in rocky littoral habitats. Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes . Flesh is tasty and used in making 'bouillabaisse' .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Small red scorpionfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 700 m . Subtropical; 15°C - 26°C ; 45°N - 12°N, 32°W - 42°E
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans and small fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- immediate intense pain
- swelling
- erythema
- occasional nausea and weakness
Analgesia; wound care; tetanus prophylaxis; severe cases may require monitoring for systemic effects.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Small red scorpionfish is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.6 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 710 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Small red scorpionfish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (generic fish average)
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Red Scorpionfish · Rockfish · Small red scorpionfish · scorpionfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Captinyós · Escórpora de cap tinyós |
| 🌍CES | ropušnice malá |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Lille dragehovedfisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Kleiner Drachenkopf · Kleiner roter Drachenkopf |
| 🌍ELL | Σκορπίδι |
| 🌍EUS | Krabarroka txiki |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | täpläskorpionisimppu |
| 🇫🇷French | Petite Rascasse · Petite Rascasse Rouge · Rascasse Pustuleuse · Rascasse pustuleuse, Petite rascasse · Scorpène |
| 🌍GLG | Escarapote escorpión |
| 🌍HEB | עקרבנון |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Škarpinica |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | rozsdásszínű sziklahal |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Scorfanotto |
| 🌍MLT | Skorfna · Skorfna tat-tebgha · Skorfnott |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Puistige schorpioenvis |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Skorpena najez |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Rascasso-escorpião · Rascaço |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Малая скорпена · Скорпена малая |
| 🌍SLV | Mala škarpena |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Cabracho · Escórpora · Gallineta |
| 🌍SQI | Shkerp i hirte · shkerpi i hirtë · shkerpi i kuq i vogël |
| 🌍TUR | Benekliiskorpit balığı · benekli iskorpit |
| 🌍UKR | Скорпена мала |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 顯鮋 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scorpaena afimbria | Slastenenko | 1935 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena notata afimbria | Slastenenko | 1934 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena scrofa afimbria | Slastenenko | 1935 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena teneriffea | Jordan & Gunn | 1898 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena ustulata | Lowe | 1841 | Synonym |
| Scorpena notata | Rafinesque | 1810 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 31 records indexed .
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