Scorfano nero

Scorfano Nero Scorpaena Porcus Scorpaenidae Redfish black brown

The black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus) is a venomus scorpionfish, common in marine subtropical  waters. It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to the Azores and  Canary Islands, near the coasts of Morocco, in the Mediterranea Sea and the Black Sea.

Thec has a maximum length of about 37 cm but a more normal adult length is around 15 cm. The head is broad with a short snout and upwardly angled mouth. There is a short tentacle just above the eye and various other shorter tentacles, spines and flaps of skin decorating the head. The dorsal fin has twelve spines and nine soft rays and the anal fin has two spines and six soft rays. The pectoral fins are large and oval and have sixteen to eighteen rays. The colour of this fish is generally brownish and there is a dark pigmented spot between the eighth and ninth dorsal spines. The fins are mottled with brown and the caudal fin has three vertical brown stripes.

The black scorpionfish is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranea Sea and the Black Sea. Its range extends southwards from the southern half of the British Isles to the Azores, the Canary Islands and the northwestern coast of Africa. It is found throughout the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea down to depths of about 800 m

In This video we see the remarkable ability to camouflage with the environment.