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Scorpaenidae Risso, 1826

115737  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:115737)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Scorpaeniformes (Order)
  7. Scorpaenidae (Family)
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Family
Caracanthidae · unaccepted
Pteroidae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Brachypterois Fowler, 1938
  2. Genus Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
  3. Genus Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
  4. Genus Ebosia Jordan & Starks, 1904
  5. Genus Eopterois Schwarzhans, Stringer & Takeuchi, 2024 †
  6. Genus Hipposcorpaena Fowler, 1938
  7. Genus Hoplosebastes Schmidt, 1929
  8. Genus Idiastion Eschmeyer, 1965
  9. Genus Iracundus Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  10. Genus Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935
  11. Genus Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa, 2001
  12. Genus Parapterois Bleeker, 1876
  13. Genus Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876
  14. Genus Phenacoscorpius Fowler, 1938
  15. Genus Pogonoscorpius Regan, 1908
  16. Genus Pontinus Poey, 1860
  17. Genus Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856
  18. Genus Pterois Oken, 1817
  19. Genus Pteropelor Fowler, 1938
  20. Genus Raususetarches Yabumoto & Nazarkin, 2021 †
  21. Genus Rhinopias Gill, 1905
  22. Genus Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Genus Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
  24. Genus Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1839
  25. Genus Sebastapistes Gill, 1877
  26. Genus Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
  27. Genus Ursinoscorpaenopsis Nakabo & Yamada, 1996
  28. Genus Acanthodes Fourmanoir & Crosnier, 1964 (Unavailable name (no generic description))
  29. Genus Ambliapistus accepted as Amblyapistus Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Ablabys Kaup, 1873 (misspelling)
  30. Genus Amblyapistus Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Ablabys Kaup, 1873 (synonym)
  31. Genus Amphiprionichthys Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
  32. Genus Amphprionichthys Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
  33. Genus Anisocheirus Whitley, 1931 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
  34. Genus Brachirus Swainson, 1838 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
  35. Genus Brachyrus Swainson, 1838 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
  36. Genus Brachyurus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
  37. Genus Centropus Kner, 1860 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
  38. Genus Choridactylodes Gilchrist, 1902 accepted as Choridactylus Richardson, 1848 (synonym)
  39. Genus Chorismodactylus Günther, 1860 accepted as Choridactylus Richardson, 1848 (unjustified emendation)
  40. Genus Crossoderma Guichenot, 1869 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
  41. Genus Crossoscorpaena Fowler, 1938 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
  42. Genus Dendroscorpaena Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1839 (synonym)
  43. Genus Holoscorpaena Fowler, 1944 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  44. Genus Hypomacrus Evermann & Seale, 1907 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (synonym)
  45. Genus Kantapus Smith, 1947 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  46. Genus Macrochirus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  47. Genus Merinthe Snyder, 1904 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
  48. Genus Metzelaaria Jordan, 1923 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
  49. Genus Micropus Gray, 1831 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
  50. Genus Nemapontinus Fowler, 1938 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
  51. Genus Nemapterois Fowler, 1938 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
  52. Genus Oligoscorpaena Fowler, 1939 accepted as Sebastapistes Gill, 1877
  53. Genus Osorioia Fowler, 1938 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  54. Genus Panotus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
  55. Genus Parabrachirus Matsubara, 1943 accepted as Parapterois Bleeker, 1876
  56. Genus Parascorpaenodes Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (synonym)
  57. Genus Parascorpaenoides accepted as Parascorpaenodes Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
  58. Genus Paronescodes Smith, 1958 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (synonym)
  59. Genus Pelor Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 accepted as Inimicus Jordan & Starks, 1904 (synonym)
  60. Genus Peloropsis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Rhinopias Gill, 1905
  61. Genus Peoropsis accepted as Peloropsis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Rhinopias Gill, 1905 (misspelling)
  62. Genus Pontius accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860 (misspelling)
  63. Genus Prascorpaena accepted as Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876 (misspelling)
  64. Genus Pseudomonopterus Sauvage, 1878 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  65. Genus Pseudomonopterus Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  66. Genus Pseudopterus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  67. Genus Pseudopterus Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  68. Genus Pseudopterus Klein, 1776 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  69. Genus Pterais Heckel, 1839 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  70. Genus Pterea Fleming, 1822 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  71. Genus Pterodichthys accepted as Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856 (misspelling)
  72. Genus Pteroleptus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
  73. Genus Pteropterus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817 (synonym)
  74. Genus Ranipterois Whitley, 1951 accepted as Brachypterois Fowler, 1938
  75. Genus Ruboralga Whitley, 1931 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  76. Genus Scorpaenichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1839 (synonym)
  77. Genus Scorpaenoides Priem, 1899 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
  78. Genus Scorpaenopsella Fowler, 1938 accepted as Setarches Johnson, 1862 (synonym)
  79. Genus Scorpaeopsis accepted as Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1839 (misspelling)
  80. Genus Scorpena Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  81. Genus Scorpenna Kner, 1867 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  82. Genus Scorphaena Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  83. Genus Scorpina Swainson, 1838 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  84. Genus Scorpinus Swainson, 1838 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  85. Genus Scorpius Plumier in Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  86. Genus Scorpoena Bloch, 1787 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
  87. Genus Sebastella Tanaka, 1917 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
  88. Genus Sebastipistes accepted as Sebastapistes Gill, 1877 (misspelling)
  89. Genus Sebastoplus Gill, 1863 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
  90. Genus Sebastopsis Sauvage, 1873 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (synonym)
  91. Genus Sebastopsis Gill, 1862 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
  92. Genus Sorpaenodes accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
  93. Genus Synanceichthys Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Synanceia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym)
  94. Genus Taenianothus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
  95. Genus Taenianotis Swainson, 1838 accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
  96. Genus Taeniatus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
  97. Genus Taenionotus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
  98. Genus Taenionotus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
  99. Genus Tenianotus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
  100. Genus Thysanichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (synonym)
  101. Genus Toenianotus Duméril, 1805 accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
  102. Genus Trachycephalus De Vis, 1884 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
  103. Genus Chiroleptus Swainson, 1839 (uncertain, unassessed)
  104. Genus Scorpaenidarum † (uncertain, unassessed)
  105. Genus Scorpeanodes (uncertain, unassessed)
  106. Genus Yacius Whitley, 1970 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2024). Scorpaenidae Risso, 1826. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115737 on 2025-01-25
Date
action
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2022-01-29 17:24:37Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenoidei (Suborder) > Scorpaenidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Caracanthidae)
To WoRMS 
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