Bigscale Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe megalepis
- Usual depth42–152 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 42–152 m · Deepest record: 192.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bigscale Scorpionfish, Largescale Scorpionfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Oboromatsubarakasago, オボロマツバラカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大鱗新棘鮋, 石狗公, 石頭魚
Other scientific names: Scorpaena megalepis
Similar species
- Orange Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps
- Curvedspine Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe bucephalus
- Round Scorpionfish
Neomerinthe erostris
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).
- 83 open-data records from 1908 to 1997.
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