Round Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe erostris
- Usual depth60–398 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and November
- How commonRare
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: 2 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 60–398 m · Deepest record: 412.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Round Scorpionfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Yabusamekasago, ヤブサメカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 平新棘鮋, 鈍吻新棘鮋, 駝背新棘鮋
Other scientific names: Neomerinthe bathyperimensis, Neomerinthe gibbifrons, Neomerinthe rotunda, Scorpaena erostris, Scorpaena gibbifrons
Similar species
- Orange Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps
- Curvedspine Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe bucephalus
- Bigscale Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe megalepis
LionfishPterois volitans
Spotted coral croucherCaracanthus maculatus
Pygmy coral croucherCaracanthus 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).
- 97 open-data records from 1909 to 2017.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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