Scorpaeninae is a subfamily of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes, it includes the scorpionfishes, the lionfishes and turkeyfishes. They bear

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spines in the anal, dorsal and pelvic fins which can cause severe pain in envenomated humans. The subfamily is distributed in the tropical and temperate seas around the world.

Genera

Scorpaeninae is divided into two tribes, the Scorpaenini, which contains 17 genera, and the Pteroini which contains 5 genera: *

Scorpaenini Scorpaenini is a tribe of marine ray-finned fishes, one of two tribes in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. This tribe contains the "typical" or "true" scorpionfishes. The taxonomy of the scorpionfishes is in some flux, the 5th Edition of Fishes of the ...

Risso, 1826 ** '' Hipposcorpaena'' Fowler, 1938 ** '' Hoplosebastes''

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Idiastion ''Idiastion'' is a small genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Taxonomy ''Idiastion'' was first described as a genus by the American ichthyolo ...

'' Eschmeyer, 1965 ** '' Iracundus''

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& Evermann, 1903 ** ''

Neomerinthe ''Neomerinthe'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Neomerinthe'' was first described as a genus in 1935 by the American ...

Fowler, 1935 ** '' Neoscorpaena'' Mandrytsa, 2001 ** '' Parascorpaena''

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, 1908 ** '' Pontinus'' Poey 1860 ** '' Pteroidichthys'' Bleeker, 1856 ** ''

Rhinopias ''Rhinopias'' is a genus of marine Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The species in this genus are found in the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Ta ...

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Scorpaena ''Scorpaena'' is a widespread genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. Taxonomy ''Scorpaena'' was first described as a genus in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th Edition of his ''Systema Naturae ...

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, 1758 ** '' Scorpaenodes'' Bleeker, 1857 ** '' Scorpaenopsis'' Heckel 1837 ** '' Sebastapistes'' Gill, 1877 ** ''

Taenianotus ''Taenianotus'' is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. Its only species is ''Taenianotus triacanthus'', the leaf scorpionfish, paperfish, paper scorpionfish, sailfin leaffish or t ...

'' Lacépède, 1802 ** '' Thysanichthys'' Jordan & Starks, 1904 ** '' Ursinoscorpaenopsis'' Nakabo &

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Pteroini Pteroini is a tribe of marine ray-finned fishes, one of two tribes in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. This tribe includes the lionfishes, sawcheek scorpionfishes and turkeyfishes. The taxonomy of the scorpionfishes is in some flux; the 5th Edition o ...

Kaup, 1873 ** ''

Brachypterois ''Brachypterois'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Brachypterois'' was first formally described in 193 ...

'' Fowler, 1938 ** ''

Dendrochirus ''Dendrochirus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are mostly known as turkeyfishes or pygmy lionfishes. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are also popular ...

'' Swainson, 1839 ** ''

Ebosia ''Ebosia'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are known as falcate lionfishes. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Ebosia'' was described as a genus in ...

'' Jordan & Starks, 1904 ** '' Parapterois'' Bleeker, 1876 ** ''

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'' Oken, 1817

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15727938 Scorpaenidae Venomous fish Taxa named by Antoine Risso Ray-finned fish subfamilies