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 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 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 Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787)
- 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
- 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 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 oxycephalus Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1849) (synonym)
- 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 accepted as Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Scorpaena parvipinnis Garrett, 1864 accepted as Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett, 1864)
- 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)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126171 on 2024-08-24
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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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]
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 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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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]
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 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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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