Red Scorpionfish
SCORPAENA SCROFA
Also called ‘chapon’ [in French], the red scorpionfish lives on rocky and coralligenous bottoms where it is perfectly camouflaged. Moving little, it catches small fish by lying in wait. It can also feed on molluscs and crustaceans.
To discover during the layover
Family
Scorpaenidae family
Size
Up to 50 cm
Distribution
Mediterranean, Atlantic from Brittany to Cape Verde
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