Scorpaenodes
| Scorpaenodes | |
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| Scorpaenodes caribbaeus | |
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| Scorpaenodes evides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 |
Scorpaenodes is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:
- Scorpaenodes africanus Pfaff, 1933
- Scorpaenodes albaiensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (Long-fingered scorpionfish)
- Scorpaenodes arenai Torchio, 1962 (Messina rockfish)
- Scorpaenodes bathycolus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 [1]
- 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)
- Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Guam scorpionfish) [2]
- 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, J. E. 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
- ↑ 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. Universitiy of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-9872600-0-0.
- ↑ 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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