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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes
Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Scorpaenodes

(See list of species below)


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28 species (see list below)

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Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
 
Scorpaenodes africanus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Scorpaenodes albaiensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Scorpaenodes albaiensis
[Longfingered scorpionfish]

Photo by Gerovasileiou, V.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Scorpaenodes arenai Torchio, 1962

Photo by Gerovasileiou, V.
 
Scorpaenodes arenai
[Messina rockfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R. & M. Erdmann

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Scorpaenodes bathycolus Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Photo by Allen, G.R. & M. Erdmann
 
Scorpaenodes bathycolus
[]

Photo by Itriago, H.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928

Photo by Itriago, H.
 
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
[Reef scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Scorpaenodes corallinus Smith, 1957

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes corallinus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Scorpaenodes elongatus
[African spotted scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm NG
Scorpaenodes englerti Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes englerti
[Englert's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Scorpaenodes evides (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes evides
[Cheekspot scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes guamensis
[Guam scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith, 1957)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes hirsutus
[Hairy scorpionfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes immaculatus
[]

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Scorpaenodes insularis Eschmeyer, 1971

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.
 
Scorpaenodes insularis
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes investigatoris
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes kelloggi
[Kellogg's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Scorpaenodes minor (Smith, 1958)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes minor
[Minor scorpionfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Scorpaenodes muciparus (Alcock, 1889)

Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Scorpaenodes muciparus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett, 1864)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
[Lowfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Greenfield, D.W.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfield & Matsuura, 2002

Photo by Greenfield, D.W.
 
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus
[Fourspine scorpionfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Scorpaenodes scaber (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes scaber
[Pygmy scorpionfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972

Photo by CSIRO
 
Scorpaenodes smithi
[Little scorpionfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Scorpaenodes steenei
[Steene's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Scorpaenodes steinitzi Klausewitz & Frøiland, 1970

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes steinitzi
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus (Metzelaar, 1919)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus
[Deepreef scorpionfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes tribulosus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes varipinnis
[Blotchfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Scorpaenodes xyris (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Scorpaenodes xyris
[Rainbow scorpionfish]
28 Species of Family Scorpaenidae with Genus Scorpaenodes
(Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1933 Scorpaenodes africanus Eastern Central Atlantic 90 TL
1907 Scorpaenodes albaiensis Longfingered scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 12 TL
1962 Scorpaenodes arenai Messina rockfish Northeast Atlantic 11 TL
2012 Scorpaenodes bathycolus Western Pacific 6.3 SL
1928 Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Reef scorpionfish Western Atlantic 12 TL
1957 Scorpaenodes corallinus Indo-Pacific 10.5 TL
1950 Scorpaenodes elongatus African spotted scorpionfish Eastern Atlantic 15 TL
1971 Scorpaenodes englerti Englert's scorpionfish Southeast Pacific 9 NG
1914 Scorpaenodes evides Cheekspot scorpionfish Indo-Pacific. 10.5 TL
1824 Scorpaenodes guamensis Guam scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL
1957 Scorpaenodes hirsutus Hairy scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5.6 SL
1990 Scorpaenodes immaculatus Western Indian Ocean 8.9 SL
1971 Scorpaenodes insularis Eastern Atlantic 10 SL
1972 Scorpaenodes investigatoris Western Indian Ocean 7.3 SL
1903 Scorpaenodes kelloggi Kellogg's scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5 TL
1958 Scorpaenodes minor Minor scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5.2 TL
1889 Scorpaenodes muciparus Indo-West Pacific. 8.7 SL
1864 Scorpaenodes parvipinnis Lowfin scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL
2002 Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Fourspine scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 10.0 SL
2010 Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus Eastern Pacific 10.1 SL
1886 Scorpaenodes scaber Pygmy scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 12 TL
1972 Scorpaenodes smithi Little scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific. 7.7 TL
1977 Scorpaenodes steenei Steene's scorpionfish Eastern Indian Ocean
1970 Scorpaenodes steinitzi Western Indian Ocean 5.5 SL
1919 Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus Deepreef scorpionfish Western Atlantic 6.5 TL
1969 Scorpaenodes tribulosus Western Indian Ocean 5.1 SL
1957 Scorpaenodes varipinnis Blotchfin scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
1882 Scorpaenodes xyris Rainbow scorpionfish Eastern Pacific 15 TL



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