Longfingered Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes albaiensis
- Usual depth7–27 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 15 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–27 m · Deepest record: 79 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Longfingered Scorpionfish, Longfinger Scorpionfish, Splitfin Scorpionfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Furisodekasago, フリソデカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 石狗公, 石頭魚, 長鰭小鮋, 長鰭小鮋长鳍小鲉
Other scientific names: Hypomacrus africanus, Hypomacrus albaiensis, Scorpaenodes albainensis
Similar species
Guam scorpionfishScorpaenodes guamensis
- Lowfin scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
- Hairy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes hirsutus
- Dwarf Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes kelloggi
- Pygmy Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes scaber
- Blotchfin scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes varipinnis
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).
- 217 open-data records from 1909 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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