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Black scorpionfish

Scorpaena porcus · Escórpora · Rascasa

Venomous dorsal spines — never grab it by the back. Superb in a suquet.

Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Photo: Dmitriy Konstantinov (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

Scientific name
Scorpaena porcus
Also called
Escórpora · Rascasa
What it takes
gambacalamartità
How to rig for it
  • Small ledger hard on the bottom among rocks
Best light
Dusk · After dark
Depth
2–50 m
Water temperature
13–25 °C

When Black scorpionfish is in season

All year round · January· February· March· April· May· June· July· August· September· October· November· December

Where to catch Black scorpionfish around Barcelona

The marks whose ground suits this fish. Each one opens the detail for this species there.

Breakwater Escullera de Barcelona (Port Vell) Long port breakwater with deep water close in. Conger and scorpionfish after dark; sargo tight to the blocks. Breakwater Port Olímpic Lit harbour walls — squid and cuttlefish on autumn and spring nights, mullet inside the basin. Breakwater Espigó de Bac de Roda Accessible groyne with rough ground on both sides — light rockfishing and float work. Rocks Parc del Fòrum / Zona de Banys Concrete and rock edges over deeper water. Reliable for sargo, oblada and evening bass. Breakwater Port del Masnou Marina walls and adjacent beach; a good all-weather option when the south is blown out. Rocks Garraf Rocky coast south of the city — the nearest genuine rockfishing. Take care on a swell.