Parascorpaena aurita

Scorpaenidae
Golden Scorpionfish, Golden Scorpionfish
  • Parascorpaena aurita, Ningaloo Reef, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Parascorpaena aurita, Ningaloo Reef, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Parascorpaena aurita, southern Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Parascorpaena aurita, southern Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Small, with proportionally large head and radiating stripes on the outer eye. P. picta and Sebastapistes strongia (Barchin Scorpionfish) also have stripes on the outer eye and are both very similar, but have slightly more rounded and shorter snouts. Difficult to identify in the field.
Information
  • Max Size: 5 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 20.2-30.4°C
  • Depth: 3-15m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (2% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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