WoRMS taxon details
Scorpis Valenciennes, 1832
- Species Scorpis aequipinnis Richardson, 1848
- Species Scorpis chilensis Guichenot, 1848
- Species Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes, 1832
- Species Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865
- Species Scorpis violacea (Hutton, 1873)
- Species Scorpis californiensis Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Medialuna californiensis (Steindachner, 1876)
- Species Scorpis fairchildi Hector, 1875 accepted as Caprodon longimanus (Günther, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Scorpis georgianus Valenciennes, 1832 accepted as Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes, 1832 (misspelling)
- Species Scorpis lineolatus Kner, 1865 accepted as Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865 (misspelling)
- Species Scorpis lithophilus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 accepted as Neoscorpis lithophilus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (synonym)
- Species Scorpis vinosa Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 accepted as Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Scorpis violaceus (Hutton, 1873) accepted as Scorpis violacea (Hutton, 1873)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Scorpis Valenciennes, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270853 on 2024-05-03
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Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
taxonomy 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]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
taxonomy 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]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]