Mozambique scorpionfish

Parascorpaena mossambica is a Scorpionfish from the Indo-Pacific.

The Mozambique scorpionfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range - 18 m environment.

A Mozambique Scorpionfish photographed in an aquarium. The fish was caught at low tide under rock in a pool on the southern reef flat, Lord Howe Island, 2 March 2006. More

Image: Mozambique Scorpionfish at Lord Howe Island - Add comment Add tags Mozambique Scorpionfish at Lord Howe Island Description A Mozambique Scorpionfish photographed in an aquarium. More

Common names

golden scorpionfish in English
Goue skerpioenvis in Afrikaans
Mozambique scorpionfish in English
Poisson-scorpion du Mozambique in French (français)
tagitagikaua in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
石狗公 in Mandarin Chinese
莫三鼻克圆鳞鲉 in Mandarin Chinese
莫三鼻克圓鱗鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
莫桑比克圆鳞鲉 in Mandarin Chinese
莫桑比克圓鱗鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
莫桑比克鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
莫桑比克鲉 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Scorpaenidae
Genus : Parascorpaena
Species : Parascorpaena mossambica
Authority : Peters, 1855