Bandfin Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna
- Usual depth8–31 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna, the bandfin scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific from South Africa up to the Red Sea and as far as to French Polynesia, as well as north to Japan and south to Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–31 m · Deepest record: 33.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bandfin Scorpionfish, Bigmouth Scorpionfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kogataonikasago, コガタオニカサゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 沙薑虎, 石崇, 石狗公, 石獅子, 石降, 石頭魚, 硓[石古]魚(澎湖), 紋棘擬鮋, 紋鰭擬鮋, 臭頭格仔, 虎魚, 過溝仔
Other scientific names: Scorpaenopsis vittipinna
Similar species
- Devil scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
- Bigmouth Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons
- hairy stingfish
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
- Flasher Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
- Bandtail Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis neglecta
- Smallscale Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
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).
- 105 open-data records from 1964 to 2016.
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