Scorpaena notata Small red scorpionfish, Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena notata is commonly referred to as Small red scorpionfish, Red Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Для опытным аквариумистам. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

51 

AphiaID:

127246 

Scientific:

Scorpaena notata 

German:

Kleiner Roter Drachenkopf 

English:

Small Red Scorpionfish, Red Scorpionfish 

Category:

Рыбы - Скорпенообразные 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaena (Genus) > notata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rafinesque, 1810 

Occurrence:

Gambia, Straße von Gibraltar, Russland, Tunesien, West Sahara, the Black Sea, Albania, Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Algeria, Azores, Bay of Biscay, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean), Lybia, Madeira, Malta, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Ukraine 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

10 - 700 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds 

Size:

up to 9.45" (24 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 78.8 °F (15°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Для опытным аквариумистам 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Scorpaena afuerae
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaena agassizii
• Scorpaena albifimbria
• Scorpaena angolensis
• Scorpaena annobonae
• Scorpaena ascensionis
• Scorpaena azorica
• 
  Scorpaena bergii
  Gänse-Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaena brachyptera
  Kurzflossen-Skorpinosfisch
• 
  Scorpaena brasiliensis
  Brasilien-Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena brevispina
• Scorpaena bulacephala
• Scorpaena calcarata
• 
  Scorpaena canariensis
  Kanaren-Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaena cardinalis
  Cook's Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaena cocosensis
• Scorpaena colorata
• Scorpaena dispar
• Scorpaena elachys
• Scorpaena elongata
• Scorpaena fernandeziana
• Scorpaena gasta
• Scorpaena grandicornis
• Scorpaena grandisquamis
• Scorpaena grattanica
• 
  Scorpaena guttata
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaena hatizyoensis
• Scorpaena hemilepidota
• Scorpaena histrio
• 
  Scorpaena inermis
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaena isthmensis
• Scorpaena izensis
• 
  Scorpaena jacksoniensis
  Östlicher roter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena lacrimata
• Scorpaena laevis
• Scorpaena loppei
• 
  Scorpaena maderensis
  Madeira-Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena melasma
• Scorpaena mellissii
• Scorpaena miostoma
• 
  Scorpaena mystes
  Gefleckter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena neglecta
• Scorpaena normani
• 
  Scorpaena notata
  Kleiner Roter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena onaria
• Scorpaena orgila
• 
  Scorpaena papillosa
  Südlicher Roter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena pascuensis
• Scorpaena pele
• Scorpaena pepo
• Scorpaena petricola
• 
  Scorpaena plumieri
  Gefleckter Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Scorpaena porcus
  Brauner Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena russula
• 
  Scorpaena scrofa
  Großer Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena sonorae
• Scorpaena stephanica
• Scorpaena sumptuosa
• Scorpaena thomsoni
• Scorpaena tierrae
• Scorpaena uncinata
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Scorpaena sp.
  Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaena sp. 01
  Skorpinosfisch
• 
  Scorpaena wellingtoni
  Skorpionsfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-20 17:15:33 

Last edit:

2025-09-10 09:26:24 

Toxicity

Scorpaena notata is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Scorpaena notata, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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