Family : Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) , subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Northern scorpionfish
Fish Name : Parascorpaena picta
Max size : 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3132)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Shark Bay, Australia northward.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits littoral rocky bottom (Ref. 559), and in protected bays on silty substrates among debris (Ref. 48635)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston. 1988. (Ref. 3132)

India country information
Common Names : പേച്ചന്, Gauviha-mas, Peychan
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses