Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes

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Pontinus kuhlii
[Offshore rockfish]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Pterois miles
[Devil firefish]

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Max. Length 9.8 cm SL

Scorpaena azorica
[]

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Scorpaena elongata
[Slender rockfish]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Scorpaena loppei
[Cadenat's rockfish]

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.

Scorpaena maderensis
[Madeira rockfish]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Scorpaena notata
[Small red scorpionfish]

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Scorpaena porcus
[Black scorpionfish]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Scorpaena scrofa
[Red scorpionfish]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Scorpaena stephanica
[Spotted-fin rockfish]

Photo by Photo by Gerovasileiou, V.

Scorpaenodes arenai
[Messina rockfish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Sebastapistes mauritiana
[Spineblotch scorpionfish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Pontinus kuhlii	Offshore rockfish	Eastern Atlantic	52 TL	1825
Pterois miles	Devil firefish	Indian Ocean	43 TL	1828
Scorpaena azorica		Northeast Atlantic	9.8 SL	1969
Scorpaena elongata	Slender rockfish	Eastern Atlantic	50 TL	1943
Scorpaena loppei	Cadenat's rockfish	Eastern Atlantic	15 TL	1943
Scorpaena maderensis	Madeira rockfish	Eastern Atlantic	17.8 TL	1833
Scorpaena notata	Small red scorpionfish	Eastern Atlantic	26 TL	1810
Scorpaena porcus	Black scorpionfish	Eastern Atlantic	40.5 TL	1758
Scorpaena scrofa	Red scorpionfish	Eastern Atlantic	50 TL	1758
Scorpaena stephanica	Spotted-fin rockfish	Eastern Atlantic	40 TL	1943
Scorpaenodes arenai	Messina rockfish	Northeast Atlantic	11 TL	1962
Sebastapistes mauritiana	Spineblotch scorpionfish	Indo-Pacific	9.5 TL	1829

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes

(See list of species below)