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Scorpaena scrofa Largescaled scorpionfish, Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa is commonly referred to as Largescaled scorpionfish, Red Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:
1309 
AphiaID:
127248 
Scientific:
Scorpaena scrofa 
German:
Großer Drachenkopf, Großer Roter Drachenkopf 
English:
Largescaled Scorpionfish, Red Scorpionfish 
Category:
Poissons-Scorpions 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaena (Genus) > scrofa (Species) 
Initial determination:
Linnaeus, 1758 
Occurrence:
Gambia, Straße von Gibraltar, Tunesien, West Sahara, Albania, Angola, Azores, Balearic Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, East Africa, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lybia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malta, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Portugal, Senegal, Slovenia, Somalia, South-Africa, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Tansania, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, West Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Marine Zone:
Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 
Sea depth:
20 - 500 Meter 
Habitats:
Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Marine / Salt Water, Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows 
Size:
11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 78.8 °F (15°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Food specialist, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Living Food, Rock lobster, Schrimps, Sepia, Shrimps, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Tank:
329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  
Difficulty:
Pour aquariophiles éprouvés 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-07-20 10:58:46 

Poison


Scorpaena scrofa est (très) toxique et peut vous tuer!!!! Si vous voulez avoir Scorpaena scrofa informez vous bien sur le venin et son action sur le corps. Gardez une notice avec le numéro du Centre Antipoison et toutes les informations sur l'espèce à coté de votre aquarium pour qu'en cas d'urgence on puisse aider rapidement.Le numéro du Centre Antipoison est trouvable ici: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists Ceci s'affiche chez des espèces toxiques où très toxiques. Chaque humain réagit différemment sur des venins. Evaluez donc bien le risque pour vous !!ET!! votre entourage! Ne badinez pas avec Scorpaena scrofa

Info

The large-scaled Scorpionfish lives at the off-site of coral reefs in depths between 1 and 60 Meters. East Atlantiv and Mediterranean. Solitary waiting on rocks for food. Like all Scorpionfishes they are sniping hunters. They feed on fishes, crustacean including hermit crabs and shrimps and smaller squids. The swim bladder is degenerated. Therefore they are preserving swimmers. Not difficult to cultivate but the feeding of frozen instead of living food may be a problem. CAUTION: Toxic. Like all other Scorpionfishes they have poison glands at the base of the dorsal fins.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (en). Abgerufen am 20.07.2026.

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