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Scorpaena was first described as a genus in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th Edition of his Systema Naturae. In 1876 Pieter Bleeker designated S. porcus as the type species of the genus. [ 2 ] The genus name is based on the Greek word for a scorpion , skorpaina , an allusion to the venomous spines Linnaeus mentioned in his description of S ...
Scorpaena scrofa. The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As their name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. The family is a large one, with hundreds of members.
The Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) is a species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) in the genus Scorpaena, found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This species reaches a length of around 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL . [ 2 ]
Pacific spotted scorpionfish (Scorpaena mystes), or the stone scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the largest species in the genus Scorpaena and, like the other species in that genus, it is protected by venomous spines.
Scorpaena scrofa, the red scorpionfish, bigscale scorpionfish, large-scaled scorpion fish, [4] or rascasse is a venomous marine species of ray-finned fish in the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. [2] It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean.
Scorpaena guttata is a species of fish in the scorpionfish family known by the common name California scorpionfish. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean , where it can be found along the coast of California and Baja California .
Scorpaena plumieri, the spotted scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean . Taxonomy
The black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus), also known as the European scorpionfish or small-scaled scorpionfish, is a venomous scorpionfish, common in marine subtropical waters. It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to the Azores and Canary Islands , near the coasts of Morocco , in the Mediterranean Sea and the ...