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Red Scorpion-cod

Scorpaena jacksoniensis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 26, February 13, March 21, April 23, May 7, June 9, July 10, August 8, September 12, October 25, November 29, December 29.
Australia212
New South Wales210
Other Territories2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyScorpionfishes · Scorpaenidae
GenusScorpaena

Sources

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