Western Red Scorpionfish, Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau 1875
Other Names: Western Red Rockcod, Western Red Scorpion Cod, Western Red Scorpioncod, Western Scorpionfish
A Western Red Scorpionfish, Scorpaena sumptuosa, at Busselton Jetty, Western Australia, November 2017. Source: Max Williams / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Scorpaena sumptuosa in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3655
Western Red Scorpionfish, Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau 1875
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to Western Australia, from Albany in the south, northwards to North West Cape. Inhabits coastal reefs at depths to 60 m. |
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Similar Species |
The Western Red Scorpionfish differs from the other southern Australian species of Scorpaena in having a deeper body, and a deeper groove on the head behind the eye. |
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Species Citation |
Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau 1875, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record: 17. Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Western Red Scorpionfish, Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau 1875
References
Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne. See ref online
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp.
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp.
Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 488 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
Motomura, H., Béarez, P. & Causse, R. 2011. Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 33(1): 55-73
Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2005. Scorpaena bulacephala, a new species of scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the northern Tasman Sea. Zootaxa 1043: 17-32
Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
