Species catalogue

Home / Catálogo de especies / Large-scaled scorpion fish

Large-scaled scorpion fish

Order Perciformes

Family Scorpaenidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Round body, somewhat elongated and less convex than other species. Large, wide head and armored with thorns. Very large mouth with prominent lower jaw. Teeth in bands on both jaws. Very variable color, usually reddish brown with yellow, white and brown spots.

Characteristics

FAO code
RSE

Specie
Scorpaena scrofa

Type
White fish

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean

Fishing seasons

mar apr may jun jul aug

International denominations

Germany Roter Drachenkopf

France Rascasse rouge

Italy Scorfano rosso

Portugal Rascasso vermelho

United Kingdom Large-scaled scorpion fish

Fishing areas

Fishing arts

Hooks

Trawls

Download QR code and include it in your packaging