Scorpaena


Scorpaena is a widespread genus of marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes.

Species

The 62 recognized species in this genus are:
ImageScientific NameCommon NameDistribution
Scorpaena afuerae Hildebrand, 1946Peruvian scorpionfishsoutheast Pacific
Scorpaena agassizii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896longfin scorpionfishNorth Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America.
Scorpaena albifimbria Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900coral scorpionfishsouthern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to Curaçao and probably northern South America.
Scorpaena angolensis Norman, 1935Angola rockfishMauritania to Angola, including Cape Verde
Scorpaena annobonae Eschmeyer, 1969on rough bottom at Annobon Island.
Scorpaena ascensionis Eschmeyer, 1971Southeast Atlantic
Scorpaena azorica Eschmeyer, 1969Northeastern Atlantic region in European waters
Scorpaena bergii Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900goosehead scorpionfishBermuda, New York to Florida, Bahamas, and Mexico to northern South America.
Scorpaena brachyptera Eschmeyer, 1965shortfin scorpionfishsouthern Florida in USA and Panama to Venezuela.
Scorpaena brasiliensis G. Cuvier, 1829BarbfishVirginia, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Scorpaena brevispina Motomura & Senou, 2008Japanese shortspined scorpionfishJapan.
Scorpaena bulacephala Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2005bullhead scorpionfishNorfolk Island and off Lord Howe Island, in the northern Tasman Sea.
Scorpaena calcarata Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882smooth-head scorpionfishCanada to North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Scorpaena canariensis Hawaiian Islands
Scorpaena dispar Longley & Hildebrand, 1940hunchback scorpionfishFlorida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil.
Scorpaena elachys Eschmeyer, 1965dwarf scorpionfishFlorida in USA and Antilles.
Scorpaena elongata Cadenat, 1943slender rockfishMediterranean Sea and Morocco to off northern Namibia
Scorpaena fernandeziana Steindachner, 1875Desventuradas Is. and Juan Fernández Is
Scorpaena gasta Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2006ghostly scorpionfishWestern Australia.
Scorpaena grandicornis G. Cuvier, 1829plumed scorpionfishBermuda, Florida, and Honduras to southern Brazil.
Scorpaena grandisquamis J. D. Ogilby, 1910bigscale scorpionfishAustralia.
Scorpaena grattanica Trunov, 2006Grattan Bank, Ascension Island.
Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854California scorpionfishSanta Cruz in central California, USA to Punta Abreojos, Baja California; including northern Gulf of California and Guadalupe Island in Mexico
Scorpaena hatizyoensis Matsubara, 1943Hachijôjima, Japan.
Scorpaena hemilepidota Fowler, 1938Philippines.
Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840player scorpionfishMazatlán, Sonora, Mexico to Chile, from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Galapagos Islands.
Scorpaena inermis G. Cuvier, 1829mushroom scorpionfishFlorida, Bahamas, and Yucatan to Curaçao
Scorpaena isthmensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928smooth-cheek scorpionfishSouth Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Scorpaena izensis D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904Izu scorpionfishIndo-West Pacific.
Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, 1866coastal water of eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to Victoria.
Scorpaena lacrimata J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2004Tahiti.
Scorpaena laevis Troschel, 1866Senegalese rockfishMauritania to Pointe Noire, Congo and including the Azores, and Cape Verde
Scorpaena loppei Cadenat, 1943Cadenat's rockfishMorocco, Mauritania, Portugal, Atlantic coast of Spain, Cyprus and the Mediterranean.
Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833Madeira rockfishAzores, Madeira, and Morocco to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Senegal.
Scorpaena melasma Eschmeyer, 1965Suriname and off Brazil.
Scorpaena mellissii Günther, 1868Melliss's scorpionfishSt. Helena.
Scorpaena miostoma Günther, 1877Chiba Prefecture, Japan to Pusan, South Korea
Scorpaena mystes D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895California, USA to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.
Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843Indo-West Pacific.
Scorpaena normani Cadenat, 1943Norman's rockfishMauritania to southern Angola.
Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810small red scorpionfishBay of Biscay to Senegal, Madeira, Azores and the Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
Scorpaena onaria D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900western scorpionfishJapan, South Korea, Taiwan and New Caledonia
Scorpaena orgila Eschmeyer & G. R. Allen, 1971bold scorpionfishEaster Island.
Scorpaena papillosa red rock codsouthern Australia and New Zealand
Scorpaena pascuensis Eschmeyer & G. R. Allen, 1971Easter Island.
Scorpaena pele Eschmeyer & J. E. Randall, 1975Hawaiian Islands
Scorpaena pepo Motomura, Poss & K. T. Shao, 2007pumpkin scorpionfishTaiwan.
Scorpaena petricola Eschmeyer, 1965Brazil.
Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789spotted scorpionfishBermuda, Massachusetts, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension and St. Helena.
Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758black scorpionfishBritish Isles to the Azores, and the Canary Islands, including Morocco, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
Scorpaena russula D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890reddish scorpionfishCuliacán, Sinaloa, Mexico to Peru.
Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758Red scorpionfishNortheast Atlantic and Mediterranean; Atlantic range from British Isles to Senegal including Madeira, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde
Scorpaena sonorae O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889Sonora scorpionfishMexico.
Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943spotted-fin rockfishMauritania to Angola.
Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau, 1875western red scorpionfishsouthwestern Australia.
Scorpaena thomsoni Günther, 1880Desventuradas Is. and Juan Fernández Is.
Scorpaena tierrae Hildebrand, 1946Chile.
Scorpaena uncinata F. de Buen, 1961Chile.
Scorpaena wellingtoni Victor, 2013Cove on Isla Isabela in the Galápagos