Mozambique scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mossambica
- Usual depth0–20 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Parascorpaena mossambica, the Mozambique scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is native to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean to Micronesia, although the Pacific populations may be a separate species. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 37 records
- June: 30 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 24 records
- September: 38 records
- October: 21 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–20 m · Deepest record: 94.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mozambique scorpionfish, Golden Scorpionfish, Mozambique Scorpionfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson-scorpion du Mozambique
- Japanese
- Nettaifusakasago, ネッタイフサカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 獅甕, 石狗公, 紅雞仔, 莫三比克圓鱗鮋, 莫三鼻克圓鱗鮋
Other scientific names: Parascorpaena grandisquamis, Scorpaena grandisquamis, Scorpaena grandisquammis, Scorpaena mossambica
Similar species
- Byno Scorpionfish
Parascorpaena aurita
- McAdam's scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mcadamsi
- 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).
- 646 open-data records from 1931 to 2015.
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