Scorpaena
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| Genus: | Scorpaena |
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Scorpaena is a widespread genus of scorpionfishes
Species
The 62 recognized species in this genus are:[3][4]
- Scorpaena afuerae Hildebrand, 1946 (Peruvian scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena agassizii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (longfin scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena albifimbria Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (coral scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena angolensis Norman, 1935 (Angola rockfish)
- Scorpaena annobonae Eschmeyer, 1969
- Scorpaena ascensionis Eschmeyer, 1971
- Scorpaena azorica Eschmeyer, 1969
- Scorpaena bergii Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900 (goosehead scorpionfish
- Scorpaena brachyptera Eschmeyer, 1965 (shortfin scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena brasiliensis G. Cuvier, 1829 (Barbfish)
- Scorpaena brevispina Motomura & Senou, 2008 (Japanese shortspined scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena bulacephala Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2005 (bullhead scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena calcarata Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882 (smooth-head scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena canariensis (Sauvage, 1878)
- Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & J. Richardson, 1842 (eastern red scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena cocosensis Motomura, 2004
- Scorpaena colorata (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
- Scorpaena dispar Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 (hunchback scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena elachys Eschmeyer, 1965 (dwarf scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena elongata Cadenat, 1943 (slender rockfish)
- Scorpaena fernandeziana Steindachner, 1875
- Scorpaena gasta Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2006 (ghostly scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena grandicornis G. Cuvier, 1829 (plumed scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena grandisquamis J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (bigscale scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena grattanica Trunov, 2006
- Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854 (California scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena hatizyoensis Matsubara, 1943
- Scorpaena hemilepidota Fowler, 1938
- Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840 (player scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena inermis G. Cuvier, 1829 (mushroom scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena isthmensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (smooth-cheek scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena izensis D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Izu scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, 1866
- Scorpaena lacrimata J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2004
- Scorpaena laevis Troschel, 1866 (Senegalese rockfish)
- Scorpaena loppei Cadenat, 1943 (Cadenat's rockfish)
- Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833 (Madeira rockfish)
- Scorpaena melasma Eschmeyer, 1965
- Scorpaena mellissii Günther, 1868 (Melliss's scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena miostoma Günther, 1877
- Scorpaena mystes D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895
- Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
- Scorpaena normani Cadenat, 1943 (Norman's rockfish)
- Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810 (small red scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena onaria D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 (western scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena orgila Eschmeyer & G. R. Allen, 1971 (bold scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena papillosa (J. G. Schneider & J. R. Forster, 1801) (red rock cod)
- Scorpaena pascuensis Eschmeyer & G. R. Allen, 1971
- Scorpaena pele Eschmeyer & J. E. Randall, 1975
- Scorpaena pepo Motomura, Poss & K. T. Shao, 2007 (pumpkin scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena petricola Eschmeyer, 1965
- Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 (spotted scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758 (black scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena russula D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (reddish scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (Red scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena sonorae O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 (Sonora scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943 (spotted-fin rockfish)
- Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau, 1875 (western red scorpionfish)
- Scorpaena thomsoni Günther, 1880
- Scorpaena tierrae Hildebrand, 1946
- Scorpaena uncinata F. de Buen, 1961
- Scorpaena wellingtoni Victor, 2013[4]
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560.
- ^ "Scorpaeniformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Scorpaena in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ^ a b Victor, B.C. (2013): Scorpaena wellingtoni n. sp., a new scorpionfish from the Galápagos Islands (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 8: 30-43.
External links
- Smith, J.L.B. 1957. The fishes of the Family Scorpaenidae; Part 1: The sub-family Scorpaeninae. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 4. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
- Smith, J.L.B. 1957. The fishes of the Family Scorpaenidae; Part 2: The sub-families Pteroinae, Apistinae, Setarchinae and Sebastinae. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 5. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
- Smith, J.L.B. 1958. Fishes of the families Tetraogidae, Caracanthidae and Synanciidae from the Western Indian Ocean with further notes on Scorpaenid fishes. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 12. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.