WoRMS taxon details
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
218102 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218102)
accepted
Species
Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Scorpaeopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 192, Pl. 44 [details]
page(s): 192, Pl. 44 [details]
Description Usually found immobile at the bottom camouflaged among rocks and coral. Hunts by ambushing prey (Ref. 5503). Unlike most...
Description Usually found immobile at the bottom camouflaged among rocks and coral. Hunts by ambushing prey (Ref. 5503). Unlike most scorpaenids, the sting from the dorsal spines of this species can be painful but does not pose any real danger to the victim (Ref. 5503). Sold fresh in small quantities in markets. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218102 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 192, Pl. 44 [details]
original description (of Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatrième. Livre quatrième. <em>Des acanthoptérygiens à joue cuirassée.</em> 4: i-xxvi + 2 pp. + 1-518, Pls. 72-99, 97 bis.
page(s): 315 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 192, Pl. 44 [details]
original description (of Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatrième. Livre quatrième. <em>Des acanthoptérygiens à joue cuirassée.</em> 4: i-xxvi + 2 pp. + 1-518, Pls. 72-99, 97 bis.
page(s): 315 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Usually found immobile at the bottom camouflaged among rocks and coral. Hunts by ambushing prey (Ref. 5503). Unlike most scorpaenids, the sting from the dorsal spines of this species can be painful but does not pose any real danger to the victim (Ref. 5503). Sold fresh in small quantities in markets. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | humpbacked scorpionfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scorpaenopsis gibbosa)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaeopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scorpaenopsis gibbosa)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaeopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
