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Scorpaenidae
AphiaID: 125595

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Checked by Taxonomic Editor

Rank

Family

Parent

Scorpaeniformes

Sources

basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
English	rockfishes	[details]
English	scorpionfishes	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	uerfamilien	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	uerfamilien	[details]

Direct child
taxa
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Subfamily Pteroinae

» Genus Brachypterois
» Genus Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
» Genus Ebosia
» Genus Parapterois Bleeker, 1876
» Genus Nemapterois accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
» Genus Pseudomonopterus accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817

Genus Pterois Oken, 1817
Subfamily Scorpaeninae

» Genus Hipposcorpaena Fowler, 1938
» Genus Hoplosebastes
» Genus Idiastion
» Genus Iracundus Jordan & Evermann, 1903
» Genus Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935
» Genus Neoscorpaena
» Genus Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876
» Genus Phenacoscorpius Fowler, 1938
» Genus Pogonoscorpius Regan, 1908
» Genus Pontinus Poey, 1860
» Genus Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856
» Genus Pteropelor
» Genus Rhinopias Gill, 1905
» Genus Scorpaena
» Genus Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
» Genus Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1840
» Genus Sebastapistes Gill, 1877
» Genus Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
» Genus Ursinoscorpaenopsis
» Genus Holoscorpaena accepted as Scorpaena
» Genus Kantapus accepted as Scorpaena
» Genus Nemapontinus accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
» Genus Parascorpaenoides accepted as Parascorpaenodes Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
» Genus Peloropsis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Rhinopias Gill, 1905
» Genus Peoropsis accepted as Peloropsis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Rhinopias Gill, 1905
» Genus Pontius accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
» Genus Prascorpaena accepted as Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876
» Genus Pterodichthys accepted as Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856
» Genus Ruboralga accepted as Scorpaena
» Genus Scorpaenoides accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
» Genus Scorpaenopsella Fowler, 1938 accepted as Setarches Johnson, 1862
» Genus Sebastella accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
» Genus Sebastipistes accepted as Sebastapistes Gill, 1877
» Genus Sebastoplus accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
» Genus Sebastopsis Gill, 1862 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
» Genus Sorpaenodes accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
» Genus Taenianothus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
» Genus Taeniatus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
» Genus Taenionotus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
» Genus Thysanichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857

Genus Amblyapistus Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Ablabys Kaup, 1873
Genus Choridactylodes Gilchrist, 1902 accepted as Choridactylus Richardson, 1848
Genus Chorismodactylus Günther, 1860 accepted as Choridactylus Richardson, 1848
Genus Dendroscorpaena Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1840
Genus Hypomacrus Evermann & Seale, 1907 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
Genus Parascorpaenodes Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
Genus Paronescodes Smith, 1958 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
Genus Pelor Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 accepted as Inimicus Jordan & Starks, 1904
Genus Pteropterus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
Genus Scorpaeopsis accepted as Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1840
Genus Sebastopsis Sauvage, 1873 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
Genus Synanceichthys Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Synanceia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus Synanceja accepted as Synanceia Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Environment

marine, fresh

Links

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Note

Description: Marine. Rare in fresh water. Distribution: all tropical and temperate seas. Scales, when present, usually ctenoid. Usually 1 dorsal fin, often notched. Some lack swim bladder. Dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines can bear venom gland. Fertilization mostly internal; some viviparous. Eggs being laid on a gelatinous balloon in some species. The family contains the world's most venomous fishes, many of them brightly colored. [details]

Image

Scorpaenidae sp.
added on 2010-06-10 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125595

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	van der Land, Jacob

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Citation: WoRMS (2013). Scorpaenidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125595 on 2013-05-25

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