Scorpaenopsis
| Scorpaenopsis | |
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| Yellowfin scorpionfish (S. neglecta) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Scorpaena nesogallica G. Cuvier, 1829
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Scorpaenopsis is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Tassled scorpionfish (S. oxycephala)
Humpbacked scorpionfish (S. gibbosa)
Species[]
The 28 recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- C. H. Gilbert, 1905
- Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838) (bearded scorpionfish)
- Eschmeyer & J. E. Randall, 1975 (bigmouth scorpionfish)
- O. P. Jenkins, 1901 (Jenkins' scorpionfish)
- (Thunberg, 1793) (weedy stingfish)
- Fowler, 1938 (sculpin scorpionfish)
- & , 2011 (serrated deepwater scorpionfish)
- Scorpaenopsis diabolus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (false stonefish)
- J. E. Randall & , 2004
- Whitley, 1959 (Furneaux scorpionfish)
- (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (humpbacked scorpionfish)
- (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (Gilchrist's scorpionfish)
- , 2004 (Sydney scorpionfish)
- (Nakabo, Senou, & Masuda, 1993)
- This is a species that is known for being small-sized and a reddish color. This fish is characterized by having 17, very rarely 16, pectoral fin rays, 33-37 vertical series of scales, 4 predorsal scales, and has a head that seems almost scaleless, but is actually covered with numerous small papillae[3]
- (Herre, 1945) (whiteblotched scorpionfish)
- J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
- Scorpaenopsis macrochir J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (flasher scorpionfish)
- Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837 (yellowfin scorpionfish)
- J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 (shortsnout scorpionfish)
- J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
- Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) (tassled scorpionfish)
- Scorpaenopsis papuensis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Papuan scorpionfish)
- J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
- Scorpaenopsis possi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
- J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
- J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
- R. Fricke, & , 2013[2]
- (G. Cuvier, 1829) (raggy scorpionfish)
- J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Scorpaenopsis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b Fricke, R., Durville, P. & Mulochau, T. (2013): Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus, a new species of scorpionfish from Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Cybium, 37 (3): 207-215.
- ^ Nakabo, Tetsuji; Senou, Hiroshi; Masuda, Hajime (22 February 1993). "Scorpaenopsis iop, a New Species of Scorpaenidae from Southern Japan". Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 40 (1): 29. doi:10.11369/jji1950.40.29.
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