WoRMS taxon details
Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
AphiaID: 159564
AphiaID: 159564
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaeninae (Subfamily) > Scorpaena (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Scorpaena | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Scorpaena albofasciata Metzelaar, 1919 Scorpaena bufo Cuvier, 1829 Scorpaena plumieri plumieri Bloch, 1789 Scorpaena plumierii Bloch, 1789 (misspelling) Scorpaena rascacio Poey, 1860 Scorpaena scrofina Valenciennes, 1833 | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] basis of record: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] | ||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subspecies Scorpaena plumieri mystes Jordan & Starks, 1895 accepted as Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks, 1895 Subspecies Scorpaena plumieri plumieri Bloch, 1789 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Gulf of Mexico [details] North West Atlantic [details] | ||||||||||
| Host of |
Hamaticolax attenuatus (Wilson C.B., 1913) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Cresseyus palleucus (Wilson C.B., 1913) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | ||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 19 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: mostly fishes and crustraceans [details] Dimensions: max. 450 mm TL [details] Distribution: Western Atlantic: from Bermuda, New York (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension and St. Helena. [details] Habitat: benthic [details] Habitat: reef-associated; marine ; depth range 1 - 60 m [details] Importance: aquarium trade, commercial, venomous [details] | ||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159564 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789. 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=159564 on 2013-05-20 | |||||||||||
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