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Scorpaenodes

Scorpaenodes
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Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
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Scorpaeninae
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Scorpaenodes

Bleeker, 1857
Synonyms

Thysanichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 [1]

Scorpaenodes is a genus of fish in the family Scorpaenidae native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:

  • Scorpaenodes africanus Pfaff, 1933
  • Scorpaenodes albaiensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (Long-fingered scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes arenai Torchio, 1962 (Messina scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes barrybrowni Pitassy & C. C. Baldwin, 2016 (Stellate scorpionfish) [2]
  • Scorpaenodes bathycolus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 [3]
  • Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Reef scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes corallinus J. L. B. Smith, 1957
  • Scorpaenodes elongatus Cadenat, 1950 (African spotted scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes englerti Eschmeyer & G. R. Allen, 1971 (Englert's scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes evides (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914) (Cheek-spot scorpionfish) [1]
  • Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Guam scorpionfish) [4]
  • Scorpaenodes hirsutus (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (Hairy scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes immaculatus Poss & Collette, 1990
  • Scorpaenodes insularis Eschmeyer, 1971
  • Scorpaenodes investigatoris Eschmeyer & Rama Rao, 1972
  • Scorpaenodes kelloggi (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Kellogg's scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes minor (J. L. B. Smith, 1958) (Minor scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes muciparus (Alcock, 1889)
  • Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (A. Garrett, 1864) (Low-fin scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus D. W. Greenfield & Matsuura, 2002 (Four-spine scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus Poss, McCosker & C. C. Baldwin, 2010
  • Scorpaenodes scaber (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Pygmy scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama Rao, 1972 (Little scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes steenei G. R. Allen, 1977 (Steene's scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes steinitzi Klausewitz & Frøiland, 1970
  • Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus (Metzelaar, 1919) (Deep-reef scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes tribulosus Eschmeyer, 1969
  • Scorpaenodes varipinnis J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (Blotch-fin scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenodes xyris (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Rainbow scorpionfish)

References

  1. ^ a b Motomura, H., Arbsuwan, S. & Musikasinthorn, P. (2010): Thysanichthys evides, a Senior Synonym of Sebastella littoralis, and a Valid Species of Scorpaenodes (Actinopterygii: Scorpaenidae). Species Diversity, 15 (2): 71–81.
  2. ^ Baldwin, C.C., Pitassy, D.E. & Robertson, D.R. (2016): A new deep-reef scorpionfish (Teleostei, Scorpaenidae, Scorpaenodes) from the southern Caribbean with comments on depth distributions and relationships of western Atlantic members of the genus. ZooKeys, 606: 141–158.
  3. ^ Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-9872600-0-0.
  4. ^ Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Struthers, C.D. (2016): Redescription of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) (Scorpaenidae), a senior synonym of seven nominal species. Zootaxa, 4067 (3): 345–360.


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