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Scorpaena
Linnaeus, 1758
(fish)
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Scorpaeninae (Subfamily) - scorpionfishes
..Hipposcorpaena (Genus)
..Hoplosebastes (Genus)
..Idiastion (Genus)
..Iracundus (Genus)
..Neomerinthe (Genus)
..Neoscorpaena (Genus)
..Parascorpaena (Genus)
..Phenacoscorpius (Genus)
..Pogonoscorpius (Genus)
..Pontinus (Genus)
..Pteroidichthys (Genus)
..Rhinopias (Genus)
..Scorpaenodes (Genus)
..Scorpaenopsis (Genus)
..Sebastapistes (Genus)
..Taenianotus (Genus)
..Thysanichthys (Genus)
..Ursinoscorpaenopsis (Genus)
..Scorpaena (Genus)
....Scorpaena afuerae (Species) - Peruvian scorpionfish
....Scorpaena agassizii (Species) - longfin scorpionfish
....Scorpaena albifimbria (Species) - coral scorpionfish
....Scorpaena angolensis (Species) - Angola rockfish
....Scorpaena annobonae (Species)
....Scorpaena ascensionis (Species)
....Scorpaena azorica (Species)
....Scorpaena bergii (Species)
....Scorpaena brachyptera (Species) - shortfin scorpionfish
....Scorpaena brasiliensis (Species) - barbfish
....Scorpaena calcarata (Species) - red scorpionfish
....Scorpaena canariensis (Species)
....Scorpaena cardinalis (Species)
....Scorpaena cocosensis (Species)
....Scorpaena colorata (Species)
....Scorpaena cookii (Species)
....Scorpaena dispar (Species) - hunchback scorpionfish
....Scorpaena elachys (Species) - dwarf scorpionfish
....Scorpaena elongata (Species) - slender rockfish
....Scorpaena fernandeziana (Species)
....Scorpaena gibbifrons (Species)
....Scorpaena grandicornis (Species) - plumed scorpionfish
....Scorpaena grandisquamis (Species)
....Scorpaena guttata (Species) - California scorpionfish
....Scorpaena hatizyoensis (Species)
....Scorpaena hemilepidota (Species)
....Scorpaena histrio (Species) - player scorpionfish
....Scorpaena inermis (Species) - mushroom scorpionfish
....Scorpaena isthmensis (Species) - smooth-cheek scorpionfish
....Scorpaena izensis (Species)
....Scorpaena laevis (Species) - Senegalese rockfish
....Scorpaena loppei (Species) - Cadenat's rockfish
....Scorpaena madurensis (Species) - Madeira rockfish
....Scorpaena melasma (Species)
....Scorpaena mellissii (Species)
....Scorpaena miostoma (Species)
....Scorpaena moultoni (Species)
....Scorpaena mystes (Species) - stone scorpionfish
....Scorpaena neglecta (Species)
....Scorpaena normani (Species) - Norman's rockfish
....Scorpaena notata (Species) - red scorpionfish
....Scorpaena onaria (Species)
....Scorpaena orgila (Species)
....Scorpaena papillosa (Species)
....Scorpaena pascuensis (Species)
....Scorpaena pele (Species)
....Scorpaena petricola (Species)
....Scorpaena plumieri (Species)
....Scorpaena porcus (Species) - European scorpionfish
....Scorpaena russula (Species) - reddish scorpionfish
....Scorpaena scrofa (Species) - bigscale scorpionfish
....Scorpaena sonorae (Species) - Sonora scorpionfish
....Scorpaena stephanica (Species) - spotted-fin rockfish
....Scorpaena sumptuosa (Species)
....Scorpaena thomsoni (Species)
....Scorpaena tierrae (Species)
....Scorpaena uncinata (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 266 ("Scorpæna").
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Types
Type of
:
Scorpaenidae
(Family)
Risso, 1827
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 322; 9 Feb 2024.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Scorpaeniformes
(Order)
Bloch, 1789
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 322; 9 Feb 2024.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Scorpaeninae
(Subfamily)
Risso, 1827
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 322; [<9 Feb 2024].
[inferred]
Type of
:
Scorpaenini
(Tribe)
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 322; 9 Feb 2024.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Scorpaenoidei
(Suborder)
Klein, 1885
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 322; 9 Feb 2024.
[inferred]
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Scorpaena
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Scorpius
(Genus)
Lacepède, 1802, nom. inval.
Ref:
Fet, V. & Sissom, W.D. 2000: 356 (note 1) (Lacepéde, 1802).
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