Scientific name : Scorpaena notata
Family : Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes, 231 species)
Size : Up to 26 cm
Distribution : Throughout the Mediterranean Sea, as well as in the Bay of Biscay and West Africa
Biology : The small red scorpion fish hunts on the prowl, feeding on small fish and crustaceans. Its red colour and rough skin allow it to blend in perfectly with the coralligenous seabed.
Coralligenous seabeds are rocky seabeds bathed in a slight half-light, teeming with corals, gorgonians and red calcareous algae. This is the typical living environment of Mediterranean red coral.
IUCN status : Least concern
