Futbol Island

Good catch

Red Scorpionfish

Fun fish fact + real football fact

Olympique de Marseille (France)

Fun fish fact: a real Marseille bouillabaisse fish stew must include rascasse, a red scorpionfish. Football: Olympique de Marseille have played at the Stade Vélodrome since it opened in 1937.

Source: Wikipedia

Fish tale

This spiky red fish sits so still on the rocks that it looks like a stone with a frown. In Marseille, home of the Stade Vélodrome, it goes into the famous fish stew, bouillabaisse. Please hold it gently: its spines are sharp.

Island story

On Futbol Island the red scorpionfish can be caught at:

  • North Beach Rocks: Tide-pool rocks at the quiet end of North Beach. Octopuses hide in the cracks.

Size on the island: 15–40 cm.

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