Orange Scorpionfish

Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth39–181 m
Water temperature26–29 °C
Best monthsOctober
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: 7 records
February: 6 records
March: 2 records
April: 5 records
May: 1 records
June: 16 records
July: 4 records
August: 25 records
September: 21 records
October: 49 records
November: 10 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 39–181 m · Deepest record: 294 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 11 records
40–50 m: 22 records
50–60 m: 19 records
60–70 m: 7 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 8 records
130+ m: 57 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C

26–28 °C: 122 records
28–30 °C: 30 records

Names and classification

English: Orange Scorpionfish

Names in 2 more languages

Thai: ปลากะรังหัวโขนหงอนยาว
Simplified Chinese: 寬鱗頭新棘鮋, 石狗公, 石頭魚

Other scientific names: Scorpaena amplisquamiceps, Sebastapistes amplisquamiceps

Similar species

Curvedspine Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe bucephalus
Round Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe erostris
Bigscale Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe megalepis
Lionfish
Pterois volitans
Spotted coral croucher
Caracanthus maculatus
Pygmy coral croucher
Caracanthus unipinna

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).
152 open-data records from 1908 to 2007.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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