Scorpionfish — members of the family Scorpaenidae — are traded frozen in whole or dressed form under this line, with fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 explicitly excluded. The family includes species such as rascasse, used in classic Mediterranean preparations like bouillabaisse, as well as Indo-Pacific species important in Asian foodservice markets. FDA admissibility review applies at entry, and importers should note that some Scorpaenidae species overlap with lionfish (Pterois spp.), an invasive species in Atlantic waters whose import status may attract regulatory attention. Species-level documentation on the commercial invoice is advisable given the diversity of the family.

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