The redfish or ocean perch is easily recogniseable by its fiery red colour. Despite its name it is not related to the perch family, although it resembles the perch. It actually belongs to the scorpion fish family, Scorpaenidae. and is a so called bony fish. Its average length is approximately 40 centimetres, but has been known to reach lengths of up to one metre. It not only has a bright red body but the meat of the redfish has a characteristic reddish colour. Another noticeable feature is the extremely hard scales that converge at the end to form sharp spines, giving the body a very rough surface.
A special characteristic is that the redfish bring their young alive into the world. The females hatch the eggs inside their body and the young are born between March and June. Each female can produce 150,000 larvae. Redfish feed mainly on prawns, crabs and small fish.

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