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

(See list of species below)


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28 species (see list below)

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Scorpaenopsis altirostris
[]

Photo by Moldzio, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838)

Photo by Moldzio, S.
 
Scorpaenopsis barbata
[Bearded scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons
[Bigmouth scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins, 1901

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis
[Jenkin's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 23.1 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
[Weedy stingfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps
[Sculpin scorpionfish]

Photo by Motomura, H.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis crenulata Motomura & Causse, 2011

Photo by Motomura, H.
 
Scorpaenopsis crenulata
[Serrated deepwater scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
[False stonefish]

Photo by Banks, I.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall & Greenfield, 2004

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
 
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi
[Furneaux scorpionfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa
[Humpbacked scorpionfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (Smith, 1957)

Photo by SFSA
 
Scorpaenopsis gilchristi
[Gilchrist's scorpionfish]

Photo by Carl Bento @ Australian Museum

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis insperatus Motomura, 2004

Photo by Carl Bento @ Australian Museum
 
Scorpaenopsis insperatus
[Sydney scorpionfish]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre, 1945)

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata
[Whiteblotched scorpionfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Scorpaenopsis longispina
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 13.6 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby, 1910

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
[Flasher scorpionfish]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837

Photo by Steene, R.
 
Scorpaenopsis neglecta
[Yellowfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Scorpaenopsis obtusa
[Shortsnout scorpionfish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27.8 cm SL
 
Scorpaenopsis orientalis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
[Tassled scorpionfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
[Papuan scorpionfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Scorpaenopsis pluralis
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19.4 cm SL
Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Scorpaenopsis possi
[Poss's scorpionfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Scorpaenopsis pusilla
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20.8 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
[Rama Rao's scorpionfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Scorpaenopsis venosa
[Raggy scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna
[Bandfin scorpionfish]
28 Species of Family Scorpaenidae with Genus Scorpaenopsis
(Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1905 Scorpaenopsis altirostris Eastern Central Pacific 4.6 SL
1838 Scorpaenopsis barbata Bearded scorpionfish Western Indian Ocean 22 SL
1975 Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Bigmouth scorpionfish Eastern Central Pacific 13.3 SL
1901 Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkin's scorpionfish Eastern Central Pacific 51 TL
1793 Scorpaenopsis cirrosa Weedy stingfish Northwest Pacific 23.1 SL
1938 Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Sculpin scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 6.3 SL
2011 Scorpaenopsis crenulata Serrated deepwater scorpionfish Southwestern Pacific 4.9 SL
1829 Scorpaenopsis diabolus False stonefish Indo-Pacific 30 TL
2004 Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Southwestern Pacific 11.5 SL
1959 Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Furneaux scorpionfish Western Pacific 9.6 SL
1801 Scorpaenopsis gibbosa Humpbacked scorpionfish Western Indian Ocean 21 SL
1957 Scorpaenopsis gilchristi Gilchrist's scorpionfish Western Indian Ocean 6 TL
2004 Scorpaenopsis insperatus Sydney scorpionfish Southwestern Pacific 4.9 SL
1945 Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata Whiteblotched scorpionfish Western Indian Ocean. 28 TL
2001 Scorpaenopsis longispina Western Indian Ocean 9.2 SL
1910 Scorpaenopsis macrochir Flasher scorpionfish Pacific Ocean 13.6 TL
1837 Scorpaenopsis neglecta Yellowfin scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific. 19 SL
2001 Scorpaenopsis obtusa Shortsnout scorpionfish Western Central Pacific 10 TL
2001 Scorpaenopsis orientalis Northwest Pacific 27.8 SL
1849 Scorpaenopsis oxycephala Tassled scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 36 TL
1829 Scorpaenopsis papuensis Papuan scorpionfish Pacific Ocean 25 TL
2001 Scorpaenopsis pluralis Eastern Central Pacific 7.4 SL
2001 Scorpaenopsis possi Poss's scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 19.4 SL
2001 Scorpaenopsis pusilla Eastern Central Pacific. 3.2 SL
2001 Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Rama Rao's scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 20.8 TL
2013 Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata Western Indian Ocean 2.4 SL
1829 Scorpaenopsis venosa Raggy scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
2001 Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Bandfin scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL



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