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title: "Madeira Scorpionfish"
description: "Scorpaena maderensis — Vissen. The Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) is a species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in the genus Scorpaena, found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/madeira-scorpionfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madeira Scorpionfish

> Scorpaena maderensis — Vissen. The Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) is a species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in the genus Scorpaena, found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

- Scientific name: *Scorpaena maderensis*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 3099
- Wikidata: [Q1811869](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1811869)
- iNaturalist taxon: [342288](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/342288)

## Names

- en: Madeira Scorpionfish
- de: Madeira-Drachenkopf
- es: Escórpora
- fr: Rascasse de Madère

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1361), GR (538), IT (323), PT (237), FR (226), MT (76), TR (44), HR (43), CY (32), AL (18), CV (9), ME (9)

## Summary

The Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) is a species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in the genus Scorpaena, found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This species reaches a length of around 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL. The species was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1833 after a specimen from Madeira. Although S. maderensis is well represented in the areas that it is found, many key aspects of its biology are still unknown.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_rockfish

## Photo

![Madeira Scorpionfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/madeira-scorpionfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177387536

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/madeira-scorpionfish?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).