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Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758

1198683  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1198683)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Scorpaeniformes (Order)
  7. Scorpaenidae (Family)
  8. Scorpaena (Genus)
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  1. Species Scorpaena afuerae Hildebrand, 1946
  2. Species Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean, 1896
  3. Species Scorpaena albifimbria Evermann & Marsh, 1900
  4. Species Scorpaena angolensis Norman, 1935
  5. Species Scorpaena annobonae Eschmeyer, 1969
  6. Species Scorpaena ascensionis Eschmeyer, 1971
  7. Species Scorpaena azorica Eschmeyer, 1969
  8. Species Scorpaena bergii Evermann & Marsh, 1900
  9. Species Scorpaena brachyptera Eschmeyer, 1965
  10. Species Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829
  11. Species Scorpaena brevispina Motomura & Senou, 2008
  12. Species Scorpaena bulacephala Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2005
  13. Species Scorpaena calcarata Goode & Bean, 1882
  14. Species Scorpaena canariensis (Sauvage, 1878)
  15. Species Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842
  16. Species Scorpaena cocosensis Motomura, 2004
  17. Species Scorpaena colorata (Gilbert, 1905)
  18. Species Scorpaena cookii Günther, 1874
  19. Species Scorpaena dispar Longley & Hildebrand, 1940
  20. Species Scorpaena elachys Eschmeyer, 1965
  21. Species Scorpaena elongata Cadenat, 1943
  22. Species Scorpaena fernandeziana Steindachner, 1875
  23. Species Scorpaena gasta Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2006
  24. Species Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler, 1938
  25. Species Scorpaena grandicornis Cuvier, 1829
  26. Species Scorpaena grandisquamis Ogilby, 1910
  27. Species Scorpaena grattanica Trunov, 2006
  28. Species Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854
  29. Species Scorpaena hatizyoensis Matsubara, 1943
  30. Species Scorpaena hemilepidota Fowler, 1938
  31. Species Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840
  32. Species Scorpaena inermis Cuvier, 1829
  33. Species Scorpaena isthmensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
  34. Species Scorpaena izensis Jordan & Starks, 1904
  35. Species Scorpaena lacrimata Randall & Greenfield, 2004
  36. Species Scorpaena laevis Troschel, 1866
  37. Species Scorpaena loppei Cadenat, 1943
  38. Species Scorpaena madurensis Valenciennes, 1833
  39. Species Scorpaena melasma Eschmeyer, 1965
  40. Species Scorpaena mellissii Günther, 1868
  41. Species Scorpaena miostoma Günther, 1877
  42. Species Scorpaena moultoni Whitley, 1961
  43. Species Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks, 1895
  44. Species Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
  45. Species Scorpaena normani Cadenat, 1943
  46. Species Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810
  47. Species Scorpaena onaria Jordan & Snyder, 1900
  48. Species Scorpaena orgila Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971
  49. Species Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
  50. Species Scorpaena pascuensis Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971
  51. Species Scorpaena pele Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975
  52. Species Scorpaena pepo Motomura, Poss & Shao, 2007
  53. Species Scorpaena petricola Eschmeyer, 1965
  54. Species Scorpaena plebeia Solander, 1842
  55. Species Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
  56. Species Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758
  57. Species Scorpaena russula Jordan & Bollman, 1890
  58. Species Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
  59. Species Scorpaena sonorae Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
  60. Species Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943
  61. Species Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau, 1875
  62. Species Scorpaena thomsoni Günther, 1880
  63. Species Scorpaena tierrae Hildebrand, 1946
  64. Species Scorpaena uncinata de Buen, 1961
  65. Species Scorpaena afimbria Slastenenko, 1935 accepted as Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810
  66. Species Scorpaena agassizi Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean, 1896
  67. Species Scorpaena albobrunnea Günther, 1874 accepted as Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
  68. Species Scorpaena albofasciata Metzelaar, 1919 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
  69. Species Scorpaena ambigua Klunzinger, 1872 accepted as Neosebastes scorpaenoides Guichenot, 1867
  70. Species Scorpaena americana Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
  71. Species Scorpaena americana Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
  72. Species Scorpaena amplisquamiceps Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler, 1938)
  73. Species Scorpaena antennata Bloch, 1787 accepted as Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787)
  74. Species Scorpaena atlantica Nichols & Breder, 1924 accepted as Scorpaena calcarata Goode & Bean, 1882
  75. Species Scorpaena aurita Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838)
  76. Species Scorpaena axillaris Bliss, 1883 accepted as Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
  77. Species Scorpaena ballieui Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Sebastapistes ballieui (Sauvage, 1875)
  78. Species Scorpaena bandanensis Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Parascorpaena bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851)
  79. Species Scorpaena barathri Hector, 1875 accepted as Helicolenus barathri (Hector, 1875)
  80. Species Scorpaena barbata Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838)
  81. Species Scorpaena bellicosa Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier, 1829)
  82. Species Scorpaena bergi Evermann & Marsh, 1900 accepted as Scorpaena bergii Evermann & Marsh, 1900
  83. Species Scorpaena biaculeata Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1829 accepted as Minous monodactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  84. Species Scorpaena brachion Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  85. Species Scorpaena bufo Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
  86. Species Scorpaena burra Richardson, 1842 accepted as Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier, 1829)
  87. Species Scorpaena bynoensis Richardson, 1845 accepted as Sebastapistes bynoensis (Richardson, 1845)
  88. Species Scorpaena capensis Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Sebastes capensis (Gmelin, 1789)
  89. Species Scorpaena capensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 accepted as Trachyscorpia capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
  90. Species Scorpaena carinata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Apistus carinatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  91. Species Scorpaena castor (Poey, 1860) accepted as Pontinus castor Poey, 1860
  92. Species Scorpaena cirrhosa (Thunberg, 1793) accepted as Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793)
  93. Species Scorpaena colesi Nichols, 1914 accepted as Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829
  94. Species Scorpaena coloratus (Gilbert, 1905) accepted as Scorpaena colorata (Gilbert, 1905)
  95. Species Scorpaena coniorta (Jenkins, 1903) accepted as Sebastapistes coniorta Jenkins, 1903
  96. Species Scorpaena cooki Günther, 1874 accepted as Scorpaena cookii Günther, 1874
  97. Species Scorpaena cristulata Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean, 1896)
  98. Species Scorpaena cyanostigma Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
  99. Species Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)
  100. Species Scorpaena diabolis (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)
  101. Species Scorpaena diabolus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)
  102. Species Scorpaena didactyla Pallas, 1769 accepted as Inimicus didactylus (Pallas, 1769)
  103. Species Scorpaena durbanensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 accepted as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)
  104. Species Scorpaena echinata Köhler, 1896 accepted as Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean, 1896)
  105. Species Scorpaena ergastulorum Richardson, 1842 accepted as Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
  106. Species Scorpaena erythraea Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758
  107. Species Scorpaena flava Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
  108. Species Scorpaena folgori Postel & Roux, 1964 accepted as Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux, 1964)
  109. Species Scorpaena fowleri Pietschmann, 1934 accepted as Sebastapistes fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934)
  110. Species Scorpaena frondosa Günther, 1892 accepted as Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892)
  111. Species Scorpaena fucata Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840
  112. Species Scorpaena gaillardae Roux, 1954 accepted as Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943
  113. Species Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  114. Species Scorpaena grandisquammis Ogilby, 1910 accepted as Scorpaena grandisquamis Ogilby, 1910
  115. Species Scorpaena guadalupae Fowler, 1944 accepted as Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854
  116. Species Scorpaena guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  117. Species Scorpaena horrida Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Synanceia horrida (Linnaeus, 1766)
  118. Species Scorpaena hystrio Jenyns, 1840 accepted as Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840
  119. Species Scorpaena jacksoniana Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Centropogon australis (White, 1790)
  120. Species Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, 1866 accepted as Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842
  121. Species Scorpaena kowiensis Smith, 1935 accepted as Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
  122. Species Scorpaena kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825) accepted as Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)
  123. Species Scorpaena kuhlii Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)
  124. Species Scorpaena lactomaculata Herre, 1945 accepted as Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre, 1945)
  125. Species Scorpaena leonina Richardson, 1846 accepted as Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793)
  126. Species Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810 accepted as Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
  127. Species Scorpaena maculipinnis (Smith, 1957) accepted as Parascorpaena maculipinnis Smith, 1957
  128. Species Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833 accepted as Scorpaena madurensis Valenciennes, 1833
  129. Species Scorpaena mauritiana Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
  130. Species Scorpaena mauritiania Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
  131. Species Scorpaena mcadamsi Fowler, 1938 accepted as Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)
  132. Species Scorpaena megalepis Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938)
  133. Species Scorpaena megastoma Sauvage, 1878 accepted as Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
  134. Species Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  135. Species Scorpaena microlepis Gunter, 1948 accepted as Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854
  136. Species Scorpaena miles Bennett, 1828 accepted as Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828)
  137. Species Scorpaena militaris Richardson, 1842 accepted as Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
  138. Species Scorpaena monodactyla Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Minous monodactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  139. Species Scorpaena mossambica Peters, 1855 accepted as Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855)
  140. Species Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906 accepted as Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
  141. Species Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  142. Species Scorpaena novaeguinae Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)
  143. Species Scorpaena nuchalis Günther, 1874 accepted as Sebastapistes nuchalis (Günther, 1874)
  144. Species Scorpaena oglinus (Smith, 1947) accepted as Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier, 1829)
  145. Species Scorpaena oxycephalus Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849)
  146. Species Scorpaena pallidimacula Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938)
  147. Species Scorpaena panda Richardson, 1842 accepted as Neosebastes pandus (Richardson, 1842)
  148. Species Scorpaena pannosa Cramer, 1897 accepted as Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840
  149. Species Scorpaena papillosus (Schneider & Forster, 1801) accepted as Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
  150. Species Scorpaena papuensis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier, 1829)
  151. Species Scorpaena parvipinnis Garrett, 1864 accepted as Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett, 1864)
  152. Species Scorpaena picta Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier, 1829)
  153. Species Scorpaena plumierii Bloch, 1789 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
  154. Species Scorpaena polylepis Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  155. Species Scorpaena purpurea Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
  156. Species Scorpaena rascacio Poey, 1860 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
  157. Species Scorpaena remigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 accepted as Setarches guentheri Johnson, 1862
  158. Species Scorpaena rosea Day, 1868 accepted as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)
  159. Species Scorpaena rubellio Jordan & Gunn, 1898 accepted as Scorpaena madurensis Valenciennes, 1833
  160. Species Scorpaena rufa Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
  161. Species Scorpaena scrofina Valenciennes, 1833 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
  162. Species Scorpaena senegalensis Steindachner, 1881 accepted as Scorpaena laevis Troschel, 1866
  163. Species Scorpaena sierra Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Pontinus sierra (Gilbert, 1890)
  164. Species Scorpaena stokesii Richardson, 1846 (unaccepted)
  165. Species Scorpaena strongia Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted)
  166. Species Scorpaena taeniophrys Fowler, 1943 (unaccepted)
  167. Species Scorpaena teneriffea Jordan & Gunn, 1898 (unaccepted)
  168. Species Scorpaena thompsoni Günther, 1880 (unaccepted)
  169. Species Scorpaena tinkhami Fowler, 1946 (unaccepted)
  170. Species Scorpaena tredecimspinosa Metzelaar, 1919 (unaccepted)
  171. Species Scorpaena tristis Klunzinger, 1870 (unaccepted)
  172. Species Scorpaena ustulata Lowe, 1841 (unaccepted)
  173. Species Scorpaena vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (unaccepted)
  174. Species Scorpaena venosa Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 266 [details] 
Taxonomic remark On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). (Eschmeyer).  
Taxonomic remark On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1198683 on 2025-01-27
Date
action
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2016-11-22 11:10:04Z
changed
db_admin
2017-11-22 13:18:58Z
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Decock, Wim

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 266 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

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

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [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] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560. [details] 

habitat flag source as per included species [details] 

original description (of Holoscorpaena Fowler, 1944) Monogr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 6
page(s): 277 [details] 

original description (of Scorpena Rafinesque, 1810) Caratt. n. Gen., 33
page(s): 104 [details] 

original description (of Scorpinus Swainson, 1838) Hist. Classif. Fish., 1
page(s): 96 [details] 

original description (of Scorpenna Kner, 1867) Reise Novara, Zool., 1 Fische, no. 3
page(s): 425 [details] 

original description (of Scorpina Swainson, 1838) Hist. Classif. Fish., 1
page(s): 93 [details] 

original description (of Ruboralga Whitley, 1931) Australian Zool., 6
page(s): 326 [details] 

original description (of Kantapus Smith, 1947) Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (11) 13
page(s): 817 [details] 

original description (of Scorphaena Gmelin, 1789) Syst. Nat., 3, ed. 13,
page(s): 1130 [details] 

original description (of Scorpoena Bloch, 1787) Naturgesch. ausl. Fische, 3, 3
page(s): 5 [details] 

original description (of Scorpius Plumier in Lacepède, 1801) H. N. Poiss., 3
page(s): 282 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]

Subfamily Scorpaeninae [details]

Taxonomic remark On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Ruboralga Whitley, 1931)
To BioNames database (from synonym Holoscorpaena Fowler, 1944)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Holoscorpaena Fowler, 1944)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Ruboralga Whitley, 1931)
To WoRMS (from synonym Ruboralga Whitley, 1931)
To WoRMS (from synonym Kantapus Smith, 1947)
To WoRMS (from synonym Holoscorpaena Fowler, 1944)
To WoRMS 
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