Red scorpionfish (Lat. Scorpaena scrofa). Benthic species, leaves above rocky, sandy, muddy and bottom with meadows of Posidonia sp. It haunts to 400 m but common 20-100 m deep. It is the biggest Mediterranean scorpionfish and it grows till 50 cm (3 kg), common 20-30 cm. The poison glands, one per ray, are protected by a sheath which breaks at the impact, in the upper part of each spine. The quantity of poison is very small compared to analogous tropical species, but the bite is very painful. The poison is thermolabile and therefore a first remedy may consist in soaking the affected part into the warm water. Feeds on crabs, fishes and molluscs. Catches with trammel nets, fish-traps and handlines.