WoRMS taxon details
Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
126171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126171)
accepted
Genus
Holoscorpaena Fowler, 1944 · unaccepted
Kantapus Smith, 1947 · unaccepted
Ruboralga Whitley, 1931 · unaccepted
- Species Scorpaena afuerae Hildebrand, 1946
- Species Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean, 1896
- Species Scorpaena albifimbria Evermann & Marsh, 1900
- Species Scorpaena angolensis Norman, 1935
- Species Scorpaena annobonae Eschmeyer, 1969
- Species Scorpaena ascensionis Eschmeyer, 1971
- Species Scorpaena azorica Eschmeyer, 1969
- Species Scorpaena bergii Evermann & Marsh, 1900
- Species Scorpaena brachyptera Eschmeyer, 1965
- Species Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829
- Species Scorpaena brevispina Motomura & Senou, 2008
- Species Scorpaena bulacephala Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2005
- Species Scorpaena calcarata Goode & Bean, 1882
- Species Scorpaena canariensis (Sauvage, 1878)
- Species Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842
- Species Scorpaena cocosensis Motomura, 2004
- Species Scorpaena colorata (Gilbert, 1905)
- Species Scorpaena decemradiata Fricke, Golani, Appelbaum-Golani & Zajonz, 2018
- Species Scorpaena dispar Longley & Hildebrand, 1940
- Species Scorpaena elachys Eschmeyer, 1965
- Species Scorpaena elongata Cadenat, 1943
- Species Scorpaena fernandeziana Steindachner, 1875
- Species Scorpaena gasta Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2006
- Species Scorpaena grandicornis Cuvier, 1829
- Species Scorpaena grandisquamis Ogilby, 1910
- Species Scorpaena grattanica Trunov, 2006
- Species Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854
- Species Scorpaena hatizyoensis Matsubara, 1943
- Species Scorpaena hemilepidota Fowler, 1938
- Species Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840
- Species Scorpaena inermis Cuvier, 1829
- Species Scorpaena isthmensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
- Species Scorpaena izensis Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Species Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, 1866
- Species Scorpaena lacrimata Randall & Greenfield, 2004
- Species Scorpaena laevis Troschel, 1866
- Species Scorpaena longaecrista Wibowo & Motomura, 2021
- Species Scorpaena loppei Cadenat, 1943
- Species Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833
- Species Scorpaena melasma Eschmeyer, 1965
- Species Scorpaena mellissii Günther, 1868
- Species Scorpaena miostoma Günther, 1877
- Species Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks, 1895
- Species Scorpaena nasicornua Fricke & Zhukov, 2020
- Species Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
- Species Scorpaena normani Cadenat, 1943
- Species Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Scorpaena onaria Jordan & Snyder, 1900
- Species Scorpaena orgila Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971
- Species Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
- Species Scorpaena pascuensis Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971
- Species Scorpaena pele Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975
- Species Scorpaena pepo Motomura, Poss & Shao, 2007
- Species Scorpaena petricola Eschmeyer, 1965
- Species Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
- Species Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Scorpaena regina Wibowo, Johnson & Motomura, 2019
- Species Scorpaena russula Jordan & Bollman, 1890
- Species Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Scorpaena sonorae Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
- Species Scorpaena sororreginae Wibowo & Motomura, 2021
- Species Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943
- Species Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau, 1875
- Species Scorpaena thomsoni Günther, 1880
- Species Scorpaena tierrae Hildebrand, 1946
- Species Scorpaena uncinata de Buen, 1961
- Species Scorpaena vesperalis Wibowo & Motomura, 2020
- Species Scorpaena wellingtoni Victor, 2013
- Species Scorpaena afimbria Slastenenko, 1935 accepted as Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Scorpaena agassizi Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean, 1896 (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena albobrunnea Günther, 1874 accepted as Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
- Species Scorpaena albofasciata Metzelaar, 1919 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
- Species Scorpaena ambigua Klunzinger, 1872 accepted as Neosebastes scorpaenoides Guichenot, 1867
- Species Scorpaena americana Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Scorpaena americana Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Scorpaena amplisquamiceps Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler, 1938)
- Species Scorpaena antennata Bloch, 1787 accepted as Pseudomonopterus antennatus (Bloch, 1787) accepted as Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) accepted as Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch, 1787) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scorpaena armata Sauvage, 1873 accepted as Parascorpaena armata (Sauvage, 1873)
- Species Scorpaena asperella Bennett, 1828 accepted as Iracundus signifer Jordan & Evermann, 1903
- Species Scorpaena atlantica Nichols & Breder, 1924 accepted as Scorpaena calcarata Goode & Bean, 1882
- Species Scorpaena aurita Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena axillaris Bliss, 1883 accepted as Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Scorpaena ballieui Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Sebastapistes ballieui (Sauvage, 1875)
- Species Scorpaena bandanensis Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Parascorpaena bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851)
- Species Scorpaena barathri Hector, 1875 accepted as Helicolenus barathri (Hector, 1875)
- Species Scorpaena barbata Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena barffi Curtiss, 1944 accepted as Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Scorpaena bellicosa Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena bergi Evermann & Marsh, 1900 accepted as Scorpaena bergii Evermann & Marsh, 1900 (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena biaculeata Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1829 accepted as Minous monodactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Scorpaena brachion Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Scorpaena bucephalus Alcock, 1896 accepted as Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock, 1896)
- Species Scorpaena bufo Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789
- Species Scorpaena burra Richardson, 1842 accepted as Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838) (ambiguous synonym)
- Species Scorpaena bynoensis Richardson, 1845 accepted as Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena capensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 accepted as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley, 1970
- Species Scorpaena capensis Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Sebastes capensis (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Scorpaena carinata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Apistus carinatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Scorpaena castor (Poey, 1860) accepted as Pontinus castor Poey, 1860
- Species Scorpaena chilioprista Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Species Scorpaena cirrhosa (Thunberg, 1793) accepted as Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena colesi Nichols, 1914 accepted as Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829
- Species Scorpaena colonensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 accepted as Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena coloratus (Gilbert, 1905) accepted as Scorpaena colorata (Gilbert, 1905) (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena coniorta (Jenkins, 1903) accepted as Sebastapistes coniorta Jenkins, 1903
- Species Scorpaena cooki Günther, 1874 accepted as Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842 (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena cookii Günther, 1874 accepted as Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842 (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena cristulata Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Species Scorpaena cruenta Solander in Richardson, 1842 accepted as Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801)
- Species Scorpaena cyanostigma Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
- Species Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena diabolis (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena diabolus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena didactyla Pallas, 1769 accepted as Inimicus didactylus (Pallas, 1769)
- Species Scorpaena durbanensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 accepted as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena echinata Köhler, 1896 accepted as Trachyscorpia echinata (Köhler, 1896)
- Species Scorpaena ergastulorum Richardson, 1842 accepted as Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena erinacea Garman, 1903 accepted as Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena erostris Alcock, 1896 accepted as Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock, 1896)
- Species Scorpaena erythraea Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Scorpaena flava Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Scorpaena folgori Postel & Roux, 1964 accepted as Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux, 1964)
- Species Scorpaena fowleri Pietschmann, 1934 accepted as Sebastapistes fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934)
- Species Scorpaena frondosa Günther, 1892 accepted as Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892)
- Species Scorpaena fucata Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840
- Species Scorpaena gaillardae Roux, 1954 accepted as Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943
- Species Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock, 1896) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena grandisquammis Ogilby, 1910 accepted as Scorpaena grandisquamis Ogilby, 1910 (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena guadalupae Fowler, 1944 accepted as Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854
- Species Scorpaena guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Species Scorpaena horrida Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Synanceia horrida (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Scorpaena hystrio Jenyns, 1840 accepted as Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840 (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena jacksoniana Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Centropogon australis (White, 1790) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena kaufmani Herre, 1952 accepted as Neomerinthe kaufmani (Herre, 1952)
- Species Scorpaena klausewitzi Frøiland, 1972 accepted as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Scorpaena kowiensis Smith, 1935 accepted as Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
- Species Scorpaena kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825) accepted as Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)
- Species Scorpaena kuhlii Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)
- Species Scorpaena lactomaculata Herre, 1945 accepted as Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre, 1945) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena leonina Richardson, 1846 accepted as Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810 accepted as Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Scorpaena maculipinnis (Smith, 1957) accepted as Parascorpaena maculipinnis Smith, 1957
- Species Scorpaena madurensis Valenciennes, 1833 accepted as Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833 (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena mauritiana Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Scorpaena mauritiania Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Scorpaena mcadamsi Fowler, 1938 accepted as Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)
- Species Scorpaena megalepis Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938)
- Species Scorpaena megastoma Sauvage, 1878 accepted as Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena microlepis Gunter, 1948 accepted as Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854
- Species Scorpaena miles Bennett, 1828 accepted as Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828)
- Species Scorpaena monodactyla Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Minous monodactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Scorpaena mossambica Peters, 1855 accepted as Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855)
- Species Scorpaena moultoni Whitley, 1961 accepted as Parascorpaena moultoni (Whitley, 1961)
- Species Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906 accepted as Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena novaeguinae Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena novae-guinae Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Scorpaena nuchalis Günther, 1874 accepted as Sebastapistes nuchalis (Günther, 1874)
- Species Scorpaena oglinus (Smith, 1947) accepted as Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Scorpaena oxycephala Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Scorpaena oxycephalus Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Scorpaena oxycephala Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, of the specific epithet)
- Species Scorpaena pallidimacula Fowler, 1938 accepted as Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938)
- Species Scorpaena panda Richardson, 1842 accepted as Neosebastes pandus (Richardson, 1842)
- Species Scorpaena pannosa Cramer, 1897 accepted as Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840
- Species Scorpaena papillosus (Schneider & Forster, 1801) accepted as Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801) (misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena papuensis Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Scorpaena parvipinnis Garrett, 1864 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena picta Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena plebeia Solander, 1842 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena plumierii Bloch, 1789 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena polylepis Bleeker, 1851 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena purpurea Mitchill, 1818 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena rascacio Poey, 1860 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena remigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena rosea Day, 1868 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Scorpaena rubellio Jordan & Gunn, 1898 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena rubropunctata Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Scorpaena rufa Mitchill, 1818 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena scrofina Valenciennes, 1833 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena senegalensis Steindachner, 1881 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena sierra Gilbert, 1890 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena stokesii Richardson, 1846 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Scorpaena strongia Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena taeniophrys Fowler, 1943 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Scorpaena teneriffea Jordan & Gunn, 1898 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena thompsoni Günther, 1880 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Scorpaena tinkhami Fowler, 1946 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena tredecimspinosa Metzelaar, 1919 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena tristis Klunzinger, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena ustulata Lowe, 1841 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (unaccepted)
- Species Scorpaena venosa Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted, synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126171 on 2026-07-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
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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]
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
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]
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]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
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| Japanese | フサカサゴ属 | [details] |