Northern scorpionfish

Parascorpaena picta is a species of marine fish.

The Northern scorpionfish lives in the reef-associated, marine environment.

Huge Northern Scorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis), Canon G9 at 35mm equivalent, makes me wish for a wide angle lens. - by Brian Mayes Pucker up for this Solitary Hard Coral (Monomyces rubrum). More

Northern Scorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis) on grey sponge - Poor Knight's Islands, New Zealand More

Common names

Depu in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Gauviha-mas in Mahl
Gedempu in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Lepu in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Madara-fusakasago in Japanese (日本語)
Marbled coral-cod in English
Nettai-fusakasago in Japanese (日本語)
Northern scorpionfish in English
Painted scorpionfish in English
painted stingfish in English
painted stingfish in Unknown
Peychan in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
പേച്ചന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
圆鳞鲉 in Mandarin Chinese
圓鱗鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
花鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
花鲉 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Scorpaenidae
Genus : Parascorpaena
Species : Parascorpaena picta
Authority : Cuvier, 1829