McAdam's scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mcadamsi
- Usual depth2–27 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Parascorpaena mcadamsi, also called McAdam's scorpionfish, or most commonly the ocellate scorpionfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the Indo-Pacific with habitats ranging from the eastern coast of Africa to the western coast of North America, though they are most abundant in the East Indies.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 47 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–27 m · Deepest record: 132 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- McAdam's scorpionfish, Adam's Scorpionfish, McAdam's Scorpionfish, Ocellated Scorpionfish, Ocellate Scorpionfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson-scorpion de Mc Adams
- Japanese
- Togeittenfusakasago, イッテンフサカサゴ, トゲイッテンフサカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 斑鰭圓鱗鮋, 獅甕, 石狗公, 紅雞仔
Other scientific names: Parascorpaena macadamsi, Parascorpaena mcdamsi, Scorpaena mcadamsi
Similar species
- Mozambique scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mossambica
- Byno Scorpionfish
Parascorpaena aurita
- Marbled Coral-cod
Parascorpaena picta
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 259 open-data records from 1908 to 2024.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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