Scorpionfish (Total cap) - Scorpionfish

Japanese: フサカサゴ(総笠子) - フサカサゴ

A general term for marine fish of the genus Scorpaena in the family Scorpaenidae of the order Scorpaeniformes, or it refers to one of these species. The name is derived from the presence of a tuft-like cortical projection above the eye. The English name for the family Scorpaenidae is scorpion fish or rock fish, based on the fish's spines and color. There are seven species and three subspecies in the Scorpaena genus that inhabit the waters off Japan. The Scorpaena neglecta neglecta (illustration) is found in various coastal areas along the Pacific coast from Chiba Prefecture westward, along the Sea of Japan coast from Niigata Prefecture westward, as well as on the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan, where it lives in slightly deep rocky areas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

カサゴ目フサカサゴ科フサカサゴ属の海産魚の総称，またはそのうちの1種を指す。眼の上方にふさ状の皮質突起があることに由来した名称。英名はフサカサゴ科を総称してscorpion fish(さそりのような魚)とかrock fish(岩のような魚)などといい，とげや色彩などに基づいている。フサカサゴ属は日本近海に7種3亜種が分布する。フサカサゴScorpaena neglecta neglecta（イラスト）は太平洋岸は千葉県以西，日本海側は新潟県以西の各地沿岸および朝鮮半島，台湾に分布し，やや深い岩礁地帯で生活する。

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