Scorpaena scrofa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the scorpaena scrofa lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scorpaena scrofa
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scorpaeniformes
Family	Scorpaenidae

Where does the scorpaena scrofa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scorpaena scrofa in 12 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the scorpaena scrofa endangered?

The scorpaena scrofa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the scorpaena scrofa?

The scorpaena scrofa (Scorpaena scrofa) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scorpaeniformes and the family Scorpaenidae, genus Scorpaena. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scorpaena scrofa

Scorpaena scrofa, the red scorpionfish, bigscale scorpionfish, large-scaled scorpion fish, or rascasse is a venomous marine species of ray-finned fish in the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scorpaena scrofa (revision 1360228633), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q850274 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).