Image: Golden Scorpionfish, Parascorpaena aurita
A Golden Scorpionfish at a depth of 2 m, Horseshoe Reef, in the lagoon at Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, February 2012.
- Photographer:
- Tim Crawford
- Rights:
- © Tim Crawford
- Common name:
- Golden Scorpionfish
- Scientific name:
- Parascorpaena aurita
- Family:
- Scorpaenidae
- Order:
- Scorpaeniformes
Additional information
The species has not previously been recorded from the Tasman Sea. Thank you to Dr Hiroyuki Motomura for identifying the fish.
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Golden Scorpionfish, Parascorpaena aurita, Scorpaenidae,
