Scorpaena
Encyclopedia
Scorpaena is a large genus
of marine fish
. It consists of 62 species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of marine fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
. It consists of 62 species:
- Scorpaena afuerae – Peruvian scorpionfish
- Scorpaena agassizii – longfin scorpionfish
- Scorpaena albifimbria – coral scorpionfish
- Scorpaena angolensis – Angola rockfish
- Scorpaena annobonae
- Scorpaena ascensionis
- Scorpaena azoricaScorpaena azoricaScorpaena azorica is a scorpionfish located in the Northeastern Atlantic region in European waters. The maximum recorded length is .-Description:The Scorpaena azorica grow to a maximum length of .There are five institutions with recorded specimens....
- Scorpaena bergii – goosehead scorpionfish
- Scorpaena brachyptera – shortfin scorpionfish
- Scorpaena brasiliensis – barbfish
- Scorpaena brevispina – Japanese shortspined scorpionfish
- Scorpaena bulacephala – bullhead scorpionfish
- Scorpaena calcarata – smooth-head scorpionfish
- Scorpaena canariensis
- Scorpaena cardinalis – Eastern red scorpionfish
- Scorpaena cocosensis
- Scorpaena colorata
- Scorpaena cookii – Cook's scorpionfish
- Scorpaena dispar – hunchback scorpionfish
- Scorpaena elachys – dwarf scorpionfish
- Scorpaena elongata – slender rockfish
- Scorpaena fernandeziana
- Scorpaena gasta – ghostly scorpionfish
- Scorpaena gibbifrons
- Scorpaena grandicornis – plumed scorpionfish
- Scorpaena grandisquamis – bigscale scorpionfish
- Scorpaena grattanica
- Scorpaena guttata – California scorpionfish
- Scorpaena hatizyoensis
- Scorpaena hemilepidota
- Scorpaena histrio – player scorpionfish
- Scorpaena inermis – mushroom scorpionfish
- Scorpaena isthmensis – smooth-cheek scorpionfish
- Scorpaena izensis – Izu scorpionfish
- Scorpaena lacrimata
- Scorpaena laevis – Senegalese rockfish
- Scorpaena loppei – Cadenat's rockfish
- Scorpaena maderensis – Madeira rockfish
- Scorpaena melasma
- Scorpaena mellissii – Melliss's scorpionfish
- Scorpaena miostoma
- Scorpaena mystes
- Scorpaena neglecta
- Scorpaena normani – Norman's rockfish
- Scorpaena notata – small red scorpionfish
- Scorpaena onaria – western scorpionfish
- Scorpaena orgila
- Scorpaena papillosaScorpaena papillosaScorpaena papillosa, common name red rock cod is a venomous species of marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae, the "scorpionfish".-Common names:This species has numerous common names, including:* Chained scorpionfish* Common red gurnard...
– red rock cod - Scorpaena pascuensis
- Scorpaena pele
- Scorpaena pepo – pumpkin scorpionfish
- Scorpaena petricola
- Scorpaena plumieri – Pacific spotted scorpionfish
- Scorpaena porcus – black scorpionfish
- Scorpaena russula – reddish scorpionfish
- Scorpaena scrofaScorpaena scrofaScorpaena scrofa, common name the red scorpionfish or large-scaled scorpion fish is a venomous marine species of fish in the family Scorpaenidae, the "scorpionfish".-Description:...
– red scorpionfish - Scorpaena sonorae – Sonora scorpionfish
- Scorpaena stephanica – spotted-fin rockfish
- Scorpaena sumptuosaScorpaena sumptuosaWestern red scorpionfish is a species of marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. It is colored bright red to pale brown, around 400 millimeters in length, and has tassel-like appendages that aid its camouflage. This species lies in ambush, motionless and disguised amongst corals, where it awaits...
– western red scorpionfish - Scorpaena thomsoni
- Scorpaena tierrae
- Scorpaena uncinata