Poss' Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis possi
- Usual depth2–24 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Poss's scorpionfish is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Poss's scorpionfish”, 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: 4 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–24 m · Deepest record: 66.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Poss' Scorpionfish, Poss's Scorpionfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson-scorpion de Poos, Poisson-scorpion de Poss
- Japanese
- Mimitogeonikasago, ミミトゲオニカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 博氏石狗公, 沙薑虎, 波氏擬鮋, 石崇, 石狗公, 石獅子, 石降, 石頭魚, 臭頭格仔, 虎魚, 過溝仔
Similar species
- Papuan Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
- Rama Rao's Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
LionfishPterois volitans
Spotted coral croucherCaracanthus maculatus
Pygmy coral croucherCaracanthus unipinna
Zebra turkeyfishDendrochirus zebra
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).
- 393 open-data records from 1948 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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