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Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758

Black scorpionfish
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Misidentified as Scorpaena klausewitzi (in Frøiland 1972:25, unpublished thesis) where locality Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (based on SMNHTAU 2578) which most probably is in error. The specimen probably originated from the Mediterranean coast (Ref. 122805).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hureau, J.-C. and N.I. Litvinenko, 1986
National Database:

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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Scorpaena: Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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