Izu Scorpionfish
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An illustration based on the real animal.
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The Izu scorpionfish has sharp spines on its dorsal, pelvic and anal fins.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Izu Scorpionfish
- Scientific name
- Scorpaena neglecta
- Japanese name
- イズカサゴ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Scorpaeniformes
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Scorpaena
How the Izu Scorpionfish lives
It eats fish and crustaceans. Off Sado, individuals have been observed spaced apart on the seafloor.
鶴岡市立加茂水族館新潟市水族館 マリンピア日本海Basic data
- Range
- Aomori, Ibaraki, Pacific coast from outer Boso in Chiba to southern Kyushu, southern Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, and elsewhere
Where the Izu Scorpionfish has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- イズカサゴ
- 简体中文
- 斑鳍鲉
- 繁體中文
- 斑鰭鮋
- العربية
- عقرب البحر المهمل
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — イズカサゴChecked: 2026-11-04
- 新潟市水族館 マリンピア日本海 — イズカサゴChecked: 2026-11-07
- 鶴岡市立加茂水族館 — イズカサゴChecked: 2026-11-07
- 海遊館 — イズカサゴChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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