WoRMS taxon details
Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957
218097 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218097)
accepted
Species
Scorpaenodes varipinis Smith, 1957 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, J. L. B. (1957). The fishes of the family Scorpaenidae in the western Indian Ocean. Part I. The sub-family Scorpaeninae. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 4: 49-72, Pls. 1-4. [details]
Description Occurs in shallow coralline areas to a depth of 200 m.
Description Occurs in shallow coralline areas to a depth of 200 m. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218097 on 2025-07-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, J. L. B. (1957). The fishes of the family Scorpaenidae in the western Indian Ocean. Part I. The sub-family Scorpaeninae. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 4: 49-72, Pls. 1-4. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






Unreviewed
Description Occurs in shallow coralline areas to a depth of 200 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scorpaenodes varipinnis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaenodes varipinis Smith, 1957)
To FishBase images (Scorpaenodes varipinnis, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scorpaenodes varipinnis FIN033459 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scorpaenodes varipinnis FIN033460 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scorpaenodes varipinnis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaenodes varipinis Smith, 1957)
To FishBase images (Scorpaenodes varipinnis, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scorpaenodes varipinnis FIN033459 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scorpaenodes varipinnis FIN033460 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS