Scorpis violacea Blue Maomao, Violet Sweep, Blue Sweep, Hardbelly,

Scorpis violacea is commonly referred to as Blue Maomao, Violet Sweep, Blue Sweep, Hardbelly,. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18089 

AphiaID:

282732 

Scientific:

Scorpis violacea 

German:

Blauer Maomao, Violetter Fegerbarsch, Hartbauch 

English:

Blue Maomao, Violet Sweep, Blue Sweep, Hardbelly, 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Centrarchiformes (Order) > Scorpididae (Family) > Scorpis (Genus) > violacea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hutton, ), 1873 

Occurrence:

Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 15.75" (40 cm) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Carnivore, Schrimps, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Scorpis aequipinnis
• Scorpis chilensis
• Scorpis georgiana
• Scorpis lineolata
• 
  Scorpis violacea
  Blauer Maomao, Violetter Fegerbarsch, Hartbauch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-26 13:45:46 

Last edit:

2026-01-26 13:58:06 

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