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Scorpaenidae Risso, 1827

125595  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125595)

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  1. Genus Ambliapistus accepted as Amblyapistus Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Ablabys Kaup, 1873 (misspelling)
  2. Subfamily Caracanthinae Gill, 1885
    1. Genus Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
    2. Genus Centropus Kner, 1860 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
    3. Genus Crossoderma Guichenot, 1869 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
    4. Genus Micropus Gray, 1831 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
  3. Genus Dendroscorpaena Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1837 (synonym)
  4. Genus Parascorpaenoides accepted as Parascorpaenodes Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
  5. Subfamily Pteroinae Kaup, 1873
    1. Genus Brachypterois Fowler, 1938
    2. Genus Brachyrus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
    3. Genus Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
    4. Genus Ebosia Jordan & Starks, 1904
    5. Genus Nemapterois Fowler, 1938 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
    6. Genus Parapterois Bleeker, 1876
    7. Genus Pseudomonopterus Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
    8. Genus Pterios accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    9. Genus Pterois Oken, 1817
    10. Genus Ranipterois accepted as Brachypterois Fowler, 1938 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    11. Genus Ranipterois Whitley, 1951 accepted as Brachypterois Fowler, 1938
  6. Subfamily Scorpaeninae Risso, 1827
    1. Genus Hipposcorpaena Fowler, 1938
    2. Genus Holoscorpaena Fowler, 1944 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
    3. Genus Hoplosebastes Schmidt, 1929
    4. Genus Idiastion Eschmeyer, 1965
    5. Genus Iracundus Jordan & Evermann, 1903
    6. Genus Kantapus Smith, 1947 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
    7. Genus Nemapontinus Fowler, 1938 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
    8. Genus Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935
    9. Genus Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa, 2001
    10. Genus Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876
    11. Genus Peloropsis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Rhinopias Gill, 1905
    12. Genus Peoropsis accepted as Peloropsis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Rhinopias Gill, 1905 (misspelling)
    13. Genus Phenacoscorpius Fowler, 1938
    14. Genus Pogonoscorpius Regan, 1908
    15. Genus Pontinus Poey, 1860
    16. Genus Pontius accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860 (misspelling)
    17. Genus Prascorpaena accepted as Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876 (misspelling)
    18. Genus Pterodichthys accepted as Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856 (misspelling)
    19. Genus Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856
    20. Genus Pteropelor Fowler, 1938
    21. Genus Rhinopias Gill, 1905
    22. Genus Ruboralga Whitley, 1931 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
    23. Genus Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
    24. Genus Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
    25. Genus Scorpaenoides accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
    26. Genus Scorpaenopsella Fowler, 1938 accepted as Setarches Johnson, 1862 (synonym)
    27. Genus Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1837
    28. Genus Sebastapistes Gill, 1877
    29. Genus Sebastella Tanaka, 1917 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
    30. Genus Sebastipistes accepted as Sebastapistes Gill, 1877 (misspelling)
    31. Genus Sebastoplus Gill, 1863 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
    32. Genus Sebastopsis Gill, 1862 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
    33. Genus Sorpaenodes accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
    34. Genus Taenianothus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
    35. Genus Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
    36. Genus Taeniatus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
    37. Genus Taenionotus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
    38. Genus Thysanichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (synonym)
    39. Genus Ursinoscorpaenopsis Nakabo & Yamada, 1996
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Marine. Rare in fresh water. Distribution: all tropical and temperate seas. Scales, when present, usually ctenoid. Usually...  
Description Marine. Rare in fresh water. Distribution: all tropical and temperate seas. Scales, when present, usually ctenoid. Usually 1 dorsal fin, often notched. Some lack swim bladder. Dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines can bear venom gland. Fertilization mostly internal; some viviparous. Eggs being laid on a gelatinous balloon in some species. The family contains the world's most venomous fishes, many of them brightly colored.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Scorpaenidae Risso, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125595 on 2024-05-12
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
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2021-06-30 12:35:33Z
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2022-12-22 02:09:49Z
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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]   

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   
 
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Description Marine. Rare in fresh water. Distribution: all tropical and temperate seas. Scales, when present, usually ctenoid. Usually 1 dorsal fin, often notched. Some lack swim bladder. Dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines can bear venom gland. Fertilization mostly internal; some viviparous. Eggs being laid on a gelatinous balloon in some species. The family contains the world's most venomous fishes, many of them brightly colored.  [details]
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English scorpionfishesrockfishes  [details]
Japanese フサカサゴ科  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål uerfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk uerfamilien  [details]
Russian Скорпеновыекрылатки  [details]
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