Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 295

Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 50 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: benthic

Depth range: 20-500 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from the British Isles (rare) to Senegal including Madeira, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde. Identity of materials between Senegal and Angola requires confirmation. Several human observations for Gabon are probable misidentifications.