Bigmouth Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons
- Usual depth7–40 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons, the bigmouth scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is endemic to Hawaiʻi.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Scorpaenopsis brevifrons”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–40 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bigmouth Scorpionfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 大口擬鮋
Similar species
- Devil scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
- hairy stingfish
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
- Flasher Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
- Bandtail Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis neglecta
- Smallscale Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
- Papuan Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
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).
- 14 open-data records from 1968 to 1993.
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