Image: Golden Scorpionfish close up

Golden Scorpionfish close up

A Golden Scorpionfish at a depth of 3 m, Bundegi, Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia, 29 May 2010.

Photographer:
Andrew Greeen
Rights:
© Andrew Greeen
Common name:
Golden Scorpionfish
Scientific name:
Parascorpaena aurita
Family:
Scorpaenidae
Order:
Scorpaeniformes

Additional information

Thank you to Dr Hiroyuki Motomura for identifying the fish.

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Golden Scorpionfish, Parascorpaena aurita, Scorpaenidae,