By: João Encarnação
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Marine Species: Scorpaena maderensis
Valenciennes, 1833
Photographed by: Ricardo Cordeiro
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaena |
| Species: | Scorpaena maderensis |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Madeira rockfish |
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| Description: | Ocular diameter with the same length than the muzzle. Without an occipital sulcus. Short supraocular tentacle, smaller than the ocular diameter. Pectoral with fifteen to sixteen radiums, not reaching the anal's source. |
| Habitat: | Rocky and mobile depths, infra and circalittoral. |
| Color: | Redish-brown body with dark stains. |
| Dimensions: | It reaches 15 cm in length. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
Photographed at:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Portugal
- Madeira Island, Archipelago of Madeira
- Faial Island, Archipelago of the Azores
- São Miguel Island, Archipelago of the Azores
- Terceira Island, Archipelago of the Azores
- Portugal
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