Grandfather hapuku

Grandfather hapuku
Scorpaena cardinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaena
Species: S. cardinalis
Binomial name
Scorpaena cardinalis
Solander & J. Richardson, 1842

The eastern red scorpionfish, grandfather hapuku, New Zealand scorpionfish, or New Zealand red rock cod, Scorpaena cardinalis, is a scorpionfish of the family Scorpaenidae, found in New Zealand and southern Australia.

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