Hipposcorpaena filamentosa

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth23–95 m
Water temperature24–29 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and July
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: 1 records
March: 1 records
April: 0 records
May: 3 records
June: 3 records
July: 3 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 23–95 m · Deepest record: 95 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Itohikikasago, イトヒキカサゴ

Other scientific names: Hipposcorpaena filamentosus, Rhinopias filamentosa, Rhinopias filamentosus

Similar species

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Pterois volitans
Spotted coral croucher
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Pygmy coral croucher
Caracanthus unipinna
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Mozambique scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mossambica
Plaintail Firefish
Pterois russelii

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).
7 open-data records from 1908 to 2011.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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