Lowfin scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
- Usual depth2–27 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis, the lowfin scorpionfish, is a marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Scorpaenodes parvipinnis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 21 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 27 records
- May: 40 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 24 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 30 records
- October: 24 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–27 m · Deepest record: 125 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lowfin scorpionfish, Coral Scorpionfish, lowfin scorpionfish, Shortfinned Scorpionfish, Shortfin Scorpionfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson-scorpion à Epines Courtes, Poisson-scorpion à épines courtes
- Japanese
- Himesangokasago, ヒメサンゴカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 短翅小鮋, 石狗公, 石頭魚
Other scientific names: Paronescodes asperrimus, Scorpaena parvipinnis, Scorpaenodes paruipinis, Scorpaenoides parvipinnis
Similar species
Guam scorpionfishScorpaenodes guamensis
- Longfingered Scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes albaiensis
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 463 open-data records from 1864 to 2015.
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