Image: Painted Scorpionfish, Parascorpaena picta

A Painted Scorpionfish at a depth of 4 m, Phuket, Thailand, February 2007.

Photographer:

Sascha Schulz

Rights:

© Sascha Schulz

Common name:

Painted Scorpionfish

Scientific name:

Parascorpaena picta

Family:

Scorpaenidae

Order:

Scorpaeniformes

Additional information

In Australia, the species occurs in tropical waters from the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north and down the east coast to southern Queensland.

It is very difficult to identify Parascorpaena specimens from photos and/or underwater observations. Hiroyuki Motomura stated that, Parascorpaena differs from Scorpaena in having cycloid body scales and anteriorly-directed posterior lacrymal spines.

Last Updated: 8 March 2012

Tags fishes, ichthyology, Parascorpaena picta, Painted Scorpionfish, Scorpaenidae,