Common name of Scorpaena porcus
 
Common name Black scorpion-fish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Azores Islands
Locality
Ref. Santos, R.S., F.M. Porteiro and J.P. Barreiros, 1997
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core non-fish animal
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks Scorpionfishes get their name as many have venomous spines which can inflict very painful wounds (Ref. 5288).
 
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