Scaly hedgehogfish
Ectreposebastes imus
- Usual depth140–810 m
- Water temperature11–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Ectreposebastes imus, the black rockfish or black scorpionfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Setarchinae, which is a part of the family Scorpaenidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ectreposebastes imus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 140–810 m · Deepest record: 1,880 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 11–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Scaly hedgehogfish, Midwater scorpionfish, scaly hedgehogfish
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Rascacio profundo
- French
- Rascasse profonde
- Japanese
- Kurokasago, クロカサゴ
- Thai
- ปลาแมงป่องดำทะเลลึก
- Simplified Chinese
- 深海鮋, 無鰾黑鮋, 石狗公, 高體囊頭鮋
Similar species
- Black Scorpionfish
Ectreposebastes niger
Channeled rockfishSetarches guentheri
- Slender Scorpionfish
Lioscorpius longiceps
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 196 open-data records from 1888 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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