Species FAO code: RSE

Scorpaena scrofa

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr škrpina	–
Cyprus	el σκορπιός	–
Czech Republic	cs Ropušnice obecná	–
France	fr rascasse rouge fr rascasse	–
Greece	el Σκορπίνα	–
Italy	it Scorfano	–
Lithuania	lt auksaspalvė skorpena	–
Luxembourg	de Drachenkopf fr rascasse rouge fr rascasse	–
Malta	en Red scorpionfish it Scorfano rosso mt Ċippullazza	–
Netherlands	nl Rode schorpioenvis	–
Poland	pl Skorpena czerwona	–
Portugal	pt Rascasso pt Rascasso-vermelho pt Rocaz pt Peixe-carneiro	–
Spain	es Cabracho	Asturias: Tiñosu Asturias: Cabriella Balearic Islands: Cap-roig Balearic Islands: Roja Canary Islands: Cantarero Cantabria: Tiñoso Cantabria: Cabracho Catalonia: Escórpora barbuda Valencia: Cap-roig Galicia: Escarapote de pedra Murcia: Gallineta Basque Country: Espiluze Basque Country: Itxaskabras Basque Country: Kabrarrokas Catalonia: Caproig
Sweden	sv Havssugga	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758

Scientific name

Scorpaena scrofa

Author

Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

FAO code

RSE

Morphological description

Dark spot often on spinous dorsal (Ref. 4313).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderScorpaeniformes
  - FamilyScorpaenidae
    - GenusScorpaena
      - SpeciesScorpaena scrofa

Synonyms

Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810
Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906
Scorpaenopsis natalensis (Regan, 1906)
Sebastapistes scorfa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758

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