Sawcheek Scorpionfish

Brachypterois serrulifer

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth32–164 m
Water temperature27–29 °C
Best monthsNovember and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 1 records
April: 1 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 1 records
September: 1 records
October: 0 records
November: 3 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 32–164 m · Deepest record: 164 m

30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C

26–28 °C: 8 records
28–30 °C: 7 records

Names and classification

English: Sawcheek Scorpionfish, Sawmaxilla Scorpionfish

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Yokobanokogirikasago, ヨコバノコギリカサゴ
Thai: ปลามังกร

Other scientific names: Ranipterois serrulifer

Similar species

Australian Sawcheek Scorpionfish
Brachypterois curvispina
Pygmy Lionfish
Brachypterois serrulata
Lionfish
Pterois volitans
Spotted coral croucher
Caracanthus maculatus
Pygmy coral croucher
Caracanthus unipinna
Zebra turkeyfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
35 open-data records from 1957 to 2018.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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