Scorpaena canariensis Rascacio, Smoothhead Scorpionfish

Scorpaena canariensis is commonly referred to as Rascacio, Smoothhead Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended.

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Scientific:: Scorpaena canariensis
German:: Kanaren-Drachenkopf
English:: Rascacio, Smoothhead Scorpionfish

Category:: Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaena (Genus) > canariensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Sauvage, ), 1878

Occurrence:: East-Atlantic Ocean, Madeira, the Canary Islands
Size:: 3.94" - 5.51" (10cm - 14cm)
Temperature:: 62.6 °F - 73.4 °F (17°C - 23°C)
Food:: Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Mysis, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

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

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-09-30 15:29:57
Last edit:: 2012-09-30 15:29:57

Info

(Sauvage, 1878)

Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands and Madeira Island.

Synonymised taxa:
Pontinus canariensis (Sauvage, 1878)
Sebastes canariensis Sauvage, 1878

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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