Deep-Sea taxon details
Scorpaenidae Risso, 1827
- Subfamily Scorpaeninae Risso, 1827
- Genus Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935
- Genus Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa, 2001
- Genus Phenacoscorpius Fowler, 1938
- Genus Pontinus Poey, 1860
- Genus Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1837
- Genus Sebastapistes Gill, 1877
- Genus Nemapontinus Fowler, 1938 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
- Genus Dendroscorpaena Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1837 (synonym)
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. (2025). FishBase. Scorpaenidae Risso, 1827. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125595 on 2026-01-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Scorpaenidae Risso, 1827. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125595 on 2026-01-18
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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 
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). (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]
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). (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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | scorpionfishesrockfishes | [details] |
| Japanese | フサカサゴ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | uerfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | uerfamilien | [details] |
| Russian | Скорпеновыекрылатки | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scorpaenidae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scorpaenidae FIN035100 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scorpaenidae FIN035251 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scorpaenidae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scorpaenidae FIN035100 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scorpaenidae FIN035251 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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