Abstract
Scorpaena scrofa is a much appreciated species in the Mediterranean and Sicilian markets. The high quality of its meats, the excellent palatability and the high market value make this species a good candidate for the assessment on the new species farmed in aquaculture. In particular in Sicily was reported for the first time the natural spawning of S. scrofa kept in captivity at the experimental plant of Messina (IAMC-CNR). In my opinion, further experiments must be carried out, focused on: finding a suitable starting live food for red scorpion fish larvae, a suitable tanks environment to obtain a useful production of this important species.
Highlights
The red scorpionfish, Scorpaena scrofa, is the most appreciated species among the scorpionfish in the Mediterranean and Sicilian markets and has a good potential of becoming a future candidate for marine aquaculture due to the high quality of its meat, the excellent palatability and the high market value
The spawning period occurs from May to August and is characterized by multiple spawning events, the fertilization is external and the eggs are embedded in a gelatinous matrix [2]
In 2014 Maricchiolo et al [3], thanks to the Research project PON02_ 3362185 “Innovaqua”, reported the first case of spontaneous spawning of S. scrofa in captivity at the experimental plant of Messina (IAMC-CNR) obtained for a period comprised from 29 June to 18 July 2013 with 14 spawning events
Summary
The red scorpionfish, Scorpaena scrofa, is the most appreciated species among the scorpionfish in the Mediterranean and Sicilian markets and has a good potential of becoming a future candidate for marine aquaculture due to the high quality of its meat, the excellent palatability and the high market value.
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