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Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena notata

Classification

Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata) is a venomous scorpionfish, common in marine subtropical waters. It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay to Senegal, Madeira, Azores and the Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean (rare in northern Adriatic) and the Black Sea. Taxonomy The small red scorpionfish was first formally described in 1810 by the French polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque with the type locality given as Sicily.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 2,618Spain · 683Italy · 81