Scientific Name |
Author |
English Name |
Brachypterois curvispina |
Matsunuma, Sakurai & Motomura, 2013 |
Australian sawcheek scorpionfish |
Brachypterois serrulata |
(Richardson, 1846) |
Sawcheek scorpionfish |
Brachypterois serrulifer |
Fowler, 1938 |
Sawmaxilla scorpionfish |
Caracanthus maculatus |
(Gray, 1831) |
Spotted coral croucher |
Caracanthus madagascariensis |
(Guichenot, 1869) |
Spotted croucher |
Caracanthus typicus |
Krøyer, 1845 |
Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish |
Caracanthus unipinna |
(Gray, 1831) |
Pygmy coral croucher |
Dendrochirus barberi |
(Steindachner, 1900) |
Hawaiian lionfish |
Dendrochirus bellus |
(Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) |
Butterfly scorpionfish |
Dendrochirus biocellatus |
(Fowler, 1938) |
Twospot turkeyfish |
Dendrochirus brachypterus |
(Cuvier, 1829) |
Dwarf lionfish |
Dendrochirus hemprichi |
Matsunuma, Motomura & Bogorodsky, 2017 |
Red Sea dwarf lionfish |
Dendrochirus koyo |
Matsunuma & Motomura, 2019 |
Ogasawara dwarf-lionfsh |
Dendrochirus tuamotuensis |
Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013 |
Tuamotu's dwarf lionfish |
Dendrochirus zebra |
(Cuvier, 1829) |
Zebra turkeyfish |
Ebosia bleekeri |
(Döderlein, 1884) |
Bleeker's lionfish |
Ebosia falcata |
Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1978 |
|
Ebosia saya |
Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014 |
Saya lionfish |
Ebosia vespertina |
Matsunuma & Motomura, 2016 |
Western falcate lionfish |
Hipposcorpaena filamentosa |
Fowler, 1938 |
Filamentous scorpionfish |
Hoplosebastes armatus |
Schmidt, 1929 |
|
Idiastion hageyi |
McCosker, 2008 |
|
Idiastion kyphos |
Eschmeyer, 1965 |
|
Idiastion pacificum |
Ishida & Amaoka, 1992 |
Flame humpback scorpionfish |
Iracundus signifer |
Jordan & Evermann, 1903 |
Decoy scorpionfish |
Neomerinthe pallidimacula |
(Fowler, 1938) |
|
Neomerinthe procurva |
Chen, 1981 |
Curvedspine scorpionfish |
Neomerinthe rufescens |
(Gilbert, 1905) |
|
Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps |
(Fowler, 1938) |
Orange scorpionfish |
Neomerinthe bauchotae |
Poss & Duhamel, 1991 |
|
Neomerinthe beanorum |
(Evermann & Marsh, 1900) |
|
Neomerinthe erostris |
(Alcock, 1896) |
Round scorpionfish |
Neomerinthe folgori |
(Postel & Roux, 1964) |
Folger's scorpionfish |
Neomerinthe hemingwayi |
Fowler, 1935 |
Spinycheek scorpionfish |
Neomerinthe kaufmani |
(Herre, 1952) |
|
Neomerinthe megalepis |
(Fowler, 1938) |
|
Neomerinthe naevosa |
Motomura, Béarez & Causse, 2011 |
Blotched Polynesian scorpionfish |
Neoscorpaena nielseni |
(Smith, 1964) |
|
Parapterois heterura |
(Bleeker, 1856) |
Blackfoot firefish |
Parapterois macrura |
(Alcock, 1896) |
|
Parascorpaena armata |
(Sauvage, 1873) |
|
Parascorpaena aurita |
(Rüppell, 1838) |
Golden scorpionfish |
Parascorpaena bandanensis |
(Bleeker, 1851) |
Banda scorpionfish |
Parascorpaena grandisquamis |
(Ogilby, 1910) |
Bigscale scorpionfish |
Parascorpaena maculipinnis |
Smith, 1957 |
|
Parascorpaena mcadamsi |
(Fowler, 1938) |
McAdam's scorpionfish |
Parascorpaena mossambica |
(Peters, 1855) |
Mozambique scorpionfish |
Parascorpaena moultoni |
(Whitley, 1961) |
|
Parascorpaena picta |
(Cuvier, 1829) |
Northern scorpionfish |
Parascorpaena poseidon |
Chou & Liao, 2022 |
Poseidon's scorpionfish |
Phenacoscorpius adenensis |
Norman, 1939 |
Toothed no-line scorpionfish |
Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri |
Parin & Mandrytsa, 1992 |
|
Phenacoscorpius longicaudalis |
Wibowo & Motomura, 2022 |
Australian no-line scorpionfish |
Phenacoscorpius longilineatus |
Motomura, Causse & Struthers, 2012 |
Southern no-line scorpionfish |
Phenacoscorpius longirostris |
Motomura & Last, 2009 |
Longsnout No-line Scorpionfish |
Phenacoscorpius mccoskeri |
Wibowo & Motomura, 2017 |
McCosker's no-line scorpionfish |
Phenacoscorpius megalops |
Fowler, 1938 |
Noline scorpionfish |
Phenacoscorpius nebris |
Eschmeyer, 1965 |
Short-tube scorpionfish |
Pogonoscorpius sechellensis |
Regan, 1908 |
|
Pontinus accraensis |
Norman, 1935 |
Ghanean rockfish |
Pontinus castor |
Poey, 1860 |
Longsnout scorpionfish |
Pontinus clemensi |
Fitch, 1955 |
Mottled scorpionfish |
Pontinus corallinus |
Miranda Ribeiro, 1903 |
|
Pontinus furcirhinus |
Garman, 1899 |
|
Pontinus helena |
Eschmeyer, 1965 |
|
Pontinus kuhlii |
(Bowdich, 1825) |
Offshore rockfish |
Pontinus leda |
Eschmeyer, 1969 |
Speckled deepwater scorpionfish |
Pontinus longispinis |
Goode & Bean, 1896 |
Longspine scorpionfish |
Pontinus macrocephalus |
(Sauvage, 1882) |
Large-headed scorpionfish |
Pontinus nematophthalmus |
(Günther, 1860) |
Spinythroat scorpionfish |
Pontinus nigerimum |
Eschmeyer, 1983 |
Blacklash scorpionfish |
Pontinus nigropunctatus |
(Günther, 1868) |
St. Helena deepwater scorpionfish |
Pontinus rathbuni |
Goode & Bean, 1896 |
Highfin scorpionfish |
Pontinus rhodochrous |
(Günther, 1872) |
|
Pontinus sierra |
(Gilbert, 1890) |
Speckled scorpionfish |
Pontinus strigatus |
Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 |
Stalkeye scorpionfish |
Pontinus tentacularis |
(Fowler, 1938) |
|
Pontinus vaughani |
Barnhart & Hubbs, 1946 |
Spotback scorpionfish |
Pteroidichthys acutus |
Motomura & Kanade, 2015 |
Longsnout weedy scorpionfish |
Pteroidichthys amboinensis |
Bleeker, 1856 |
Ambon scorpionfish |
Pteroidichthys caussei |
Motomura & Kanade, 2015 |
Causse's scorpionfish |
Pteroidichthys noronhai |
(Fowler, 1938) |
Noronha's scorpionfish |
Pterois andover |
Allen & Erdmann, 2008 |
Andover lionfish |
Pterois antennata |
(Bloch, 1787) |
Broadbarred firefish |
Pterois brevipectoralis |
(Mandrytsa, 2002) |
|
Pterois cincta |
Rüppell, 1838 |
Red sea lionfish |
Pterois lunulata |
Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 |
Luna lion fish |
Pterois miles |
(Bennett, 1828) |
Devil firefish |
Pterois mombasae |
(Smith, 1957) |
Frillfin turkeyfish |
Pterois paucispinula |
Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014 |
|
Pterois radiata |
Cuvier, 1829 |
Radial firefish |
Pterois russelii |
Bennett, 1831 |
Plaintail turkeyfish |
Pterois sphex |
Jordan & Evermann, 1903 |
Hawaiian turkeyfish |
Pterois volitans |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
Red lionfish |
Rhinopias aphanes |
Eschmeyer, 1973 |
Lacy scorpionfish |
Rhinopias argoliba |
Eschmeyer, Hirosaki & Abe, 1973 |
|
Rhinopias cea |
Randall & DiSalvo, 1997 |
Cea's scorpionfish |
Rhinopias eschmeyeri |
Condé, 1977 |
Eschmeyer's scorpionfish |
Rhinopias frondosa |
(Günther, 1892) |
Weedy scorpionfish |
Rhinopias xenops |
(Gilbert, 1905) |
|
Scorpaena afuerae |
Hildebrand, 1946 |
Peruvian scorpionfish |
Scorpaena agassizii |
Goode & Bean, 1896 |
Longfin scorpionfish |
Scorpaena albifimbria |
Evermann & Marsh, 1900 |
Coral scorpionfish |
Scorpaena angolensis |
Norman, 1935 |
Angola rockfish |
Scorpaena annobonae |
Eschmeyer, 1969 |
|
Scorpaena ascensionis |
Eschmeyer, 1971 |
|
Scorpaena azorica |
Eschmeyer, 1969 |
|
Scorpaena bergii |
Evermann & Marsh, 1900 |
Goosehead scorpionfish |
Scorpaena brachyptera |
Eschmeyer, 1965 |
Shortfin scorpionfish |
Scorpaena brasiliensis |
Cuvier, 1829 |
Barbfish |
Scorpaena brevispina |
Motomura & Senou, 2008 |
Japanese shortspined scorpionfish |
Scorpaena bulacephala |
Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2005 |
Bullhead scorpionfish |
Scorpaena calcarata |
Goode & Bean, 1882 |
Smooth-head scorpionfish |
Scorpaena canariensis |
(Sauvage, 1878) |
|
Scorpaena cardinalis |
Solander & Richardson, 1842 |
Eastern red scorpionfish |
Scorpaena cocosensis |
Motomura, 2004 |
|
Scorpaena colorata |
(Gilbert, 1905) |
|
Scorpaena decemradiata |
Fricke, Golani, Appelbaum-Golani & Zajonz, 2018 |
|
Scorpaena dispar |
Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 |
Hunchback scorpionfish |
Scorpaena elachys |
Eschmeyer, 1965 |
Dwarf scorpionfish |
Scorpaena elongata |
Cadenat, 1943 |
Slender rockfish |
Scorpaena fernandeziana |
Steindachner, 1875 |
|
Scorpaena gasta |
Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2006 |
Ghostly scorpionfish |
Scorpaena grandicornis |
Cuvier, 1829 |
Plumed scorpionfish |
Scorpaena grattanica |
Trunov, 2006 |
|
Scorpaena guttata |
Girard, 1854 |
California scorpionfish |
Scorpaena hatizyoensis |
Matsubara, 1943 |
|
Scorpaena hemilepidota |
Fowler, 1938 |
|
Scorpaena histrio |
Jenyns, 1840 |
Player scorpionfish |
Scorpaena inermis |
Cuvier, 1829 |
Mushroom scorpionfish |
Scorpaena isthmensis |
Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 |
Smooth-cheek scorpionfish |
Scorpaena izensis |
Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
Izu scorpionfish |
Scorpaena jacksoniensis |
Steindachner, 1866 |
|
Scorpaena lacrimata |
Randall & Greenfield, 2004 |
|
Scorpaena laevis |
Troschel, 1866 |
Senegalese rockfish |
Scorpaena loppei |
Cadenat, 1943 |
Cadenat's rockfish |
Scorpaena maderensis |
Valenciennes, 1833 |
Madeira rockfish |
Scorpaena melasma |
Eschmeyer, 1965 |
|
Scorpaena mellissii |
Günther, 1868 |
Melliss's scorpionfish |
Scorpaena miostoma |
Günther, 1877 |
|
Scorpaena mystes |
Jordan & Starks, 1895 |
|
Scorpaena neglecta |
Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 |
|
Scorpaena normani |
Cadenat, 1943 |
Norman's rockfish |
Scorpaena notata |
Rafinesque, 1810 |
Small red scorpionfish |
Scorpaena onaria |
Jordan & Snyder, 1900 |
Western scorpionfish |
Scorpaena orgila |
Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 |
Bold scorpionfish |
Scorpaena papillosa |
(Schneider & Forster, 1801) |
Red rock cod |
Scorpaena pascuensis |
Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 |
|
Scorpaena pele |
Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975 |
|
Scorpaena pepo |
Motomura, Poss & Shao, 2007 |
Pumpkin scorpionfish |
Scorpaena petricola |
Eschmeyer, 1965 |
|
Scorpaena plumieri |
Bloch, 1789 |
Spotted scorpionfish |
Scorpaena porcus |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Black scorpionfish |
Scorpaena regina |
Wibowo, Johnson & Motomura, 2019 |
Eastern Queen scorpionfish |
Scorpaena russula |
Jordan & Bollman, 1890 |
Reddish scorpionfish |
Scorpaena scrofa |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Red scorpionfish |
Scorpaena sonorae |
Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 |
Sonora scorpionfish |
Scorpaena stephanica |
Cadenat, 1943 |
Spotted-fin rockfish |
Scorpaena sumptuosa |
Castelnau, 1875 |
Western red scorpionfish |
Scorpaena thomsoni |
Günther, 1880 |
|
Scorpaena tierrae |
Hildebrand, 1946 |
|
Scorpaena uncinata |
de Buen, 1961 |
|
Scorpaena wellingtoni |
Victor, 2013 |
|
Scorpaenodes africanus |
Pfaff, 1933 |
|
Scorpaenodes albaiensis |
(Evermann & Seale, 1907) |
Longfingered scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes arenai |
Torchio, 1962 |
Messina rockfish |
Scorpaenodes barrybrowni |
Pitassy & Baldwin, 2016 |
Stellate scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes bathycolus |
Allen & Erdmann, 2012 |
|
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus |
Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 |
Reef scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes corallinus |
Smith, 1957 |
|
Scorpaenodes elongatus |
Cadenat, 1950 |
African spotted scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes englerti |
Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 |
Englert's scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes evides |
(Jordan & Thompson, 1914) |
Cheekspot scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes guamensis |
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
Guam scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes hirsutus |
(Smith, 1957) |
Hairy scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes immaculatus |
Poss & Collette, 1990 |
|
Scorpaenodes insularis |
Eschmeyer, 1971 |
|
Scorpaenodes investigatoris |
Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972 |
|
Scorpaenodes kelloggi |
(Jenkins, 1903) |
Kellogg's scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes minor |
(Smith, 1958) |
Minor scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes muciparus |
(Alcock, 1889) |
|
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis |
(Garrett, 1864) |
Lowfin scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus |
Greenfield & Matsuura, 2002 |
Fourspine scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus |
Poss, McCosker & Baldwin, 2010 |
|
Scorpaenodes scaber |
(Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) |
Pygmy scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes smithi |
Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972 |
Little scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes steenei |
Allen, 1977 |
Steene's scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes steinitzi |
Klausewitz & Frøiland, 1970 |
|
Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus |
(Metzelaar, 1919) |
Deepreef scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes tribulosus |
Eschmeyer, 1969 |
|
Scorpaenodes varipinnis |
Smith, 1957 |
Blotchfin scorpionfish |
Scorpaenodes xyris |
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) |
Rainbow scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis altirostris |
Gilbert, 1905 |
|
Scorpaenopsis barbata |
(Rüppell, 1838) |
Bearded scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons |
Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975 |
Bigmouth scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis |
Jenkins, 1901 |
Jenkin's scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa |
(Thunberg, 1793) |
Weedy stingfish |
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps |
Fowler, 1938 |
Sculpin scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis crenulata |
Motomura & Causse, 2011 |
Serrated deepwater scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis diabolus |
(Cuvier, 1829) |
False stonefish |
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri |
Randall & Greenfield, 2004 |
|
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi |
Whitley, 1959 |
Furneaux scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa |
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Humpbacked scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis gilchristi |
(Smith, 1957) |
Gilchrist's scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis insperatus |
Motomura, 2004 |
Sydney scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata |
(Herre, 1945) |
Whiteblotched scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis longispina |
Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 |
|
Scorpaenopsis macrochir |
Ogilby, 1910 |
Flasher scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis neglecta |
Heckel, 1837 |
Yellowfin scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis obtusa |
Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 |
Shortsnout scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis orientalis |
Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 |
|
Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus |
(Bleeker, 1849) |
Tassled scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis papuensis |
(Cuvier, 1829) |
Papuan scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis pluralis |
Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 |
|
Scorpaenopsis possi |
Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 |
Poss's scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis pusilla |
Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 |
|
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi |
Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 |
Rama Rao's scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata |
Fricke, Durville & Mulochau, 2013 |
|
Scorpaenopsis venosa |
(Cuvier, 1829) |
Raggy scorpionfish |
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna |
Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 |
Bandfin scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes ballieui |
(Sauvage, 1875) |
Spotfin scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes coniorta |
Jenkins, 1903 |
Humpback nohu |
Sebastapistes cyanostigma |
(Bleeker, 1856) |
Yellowspotted scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes fowleri |
(Pietschmann, 1934) |
Pigmy scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes galactacma |
Jenkins, 1903 |
Galactacma scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes mauritiana |
(Cuvier, 1829) |
Spineblotch scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes nuchalis |
(Günther, 1874) |
|
Sebastapistes perplexa |
Motomura, Aizawa & Endo, 2014 |
Temperate scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes strongia |
(Cuvier, 1829) |
Barchin scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes taeniophrys |
(Fowler, 1943) |
Eyebrow scorpionfish |
Sebastapistes tinkhami |
(Fowler, 1946) |
Darkspotted scorpionfish |
Taenianotus triacanthus |
Lacepède, 1802 |
Leaf scorpionfish |
Thysanichthys crossotus |
Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
|
Ursinoscorpaenopsis kitai |
Nakabo & Yamada, 1996 |
|