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Small red scorpionfish (Lat. Scorpaena notata). It is a benthic species which may reach the 700 m of depth, even if, usually, it lives around the 200 m and it has been found at about 10 m. It leaves above rocky, sandy-muddy, sandy-gravel and bottom with meadows of Posidonia sp., mostly isolated. Grows till 22 cm, common 12 cm. Poison glands are connected to dorsal fin. It is a greedy carnivore who goes hunting during the night. Feeds with crabs and fishes. Catches with trammel nets and bottom trawls.
Local name
Crveni bodeč
English name
Small red scorpionfish
Scientific name
Scorpaena notata
Did you know?
The name of the species comes from the Latin “notatus” = marked, labelled, with reference to the mimetic dots present on the fins
Weight
Up to 0.3kg
Length
Up to 0.22m
Life span
8 years
Nutrition
Feeds with crabs and fishes
Type of diet
Carnivorous
IUCN vulnerability status
Least Concern (IUCN Red list)
Distribution
It is found in the Eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay to Senegal, Madeira, Azores and the Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean (rare in northern Adriatic) and the Black Sea