WoRMS taxon details
Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
127248 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127248)
accepted
Species
Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906 · unaccepted
Scorpaenopsis natalensis (Regan, 1906) · unaccepted
Sebastapistes scorfa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Subspecies Scorpaena scrofa afimbria Slastenenko, 1935 accepted as Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127248 on 2026-01-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 190 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 190 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 266 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 266 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | shkerpi i kuq | [details] |
| Dutch | rode schorpioenvisrascasseoranje schorpioenvis | [details] |
| English | red scorpion-fishred scorpionfishlargescaled scorpionfish | [details] |
| French | rascasse rouge | [details] |
| German | roter Drachenkopfgroßer roter Drachenkopf | [details] |
| Hebrew | עקרבנון מדובלל | [details] |
| Italian | scorfano rosso | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σκορπίνα | [details] |
| Portuguese | rocaz | [details] |
| Spanish | cabracho | [details] |
| Swedish | havssugga | [details] |
| Turkish | iskorpit | [details] |
| Welsh | pysgodyn dreiniog | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (190 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scorpaena scrofa)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaenopsis natalensis (Regan, 1906))
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastapistes scorfa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (72 nucleotides; 62 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (190 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scorpaena scrofa)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaenopsis natalensis (Regan, 1906))
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastapistes scorfa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (72 nucleotides; 62 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
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