| Nominal Species (n = 347) | Present allocation (n = 234) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935 | Pontinus accraensis | 4510 |
| Pteroidichthys acutus Motomura & Kanade, 2015 | Pteroidichthys acutus | 106976 |
| Phenacoscorpius adenensis Norman, 1939 | Phenacoscorpius adenensis | 92845 |
| Hypomacrus africanus Smith, 1958 | Scorpaenodes albaiensis | 4313 |
| Scorpaenodes africanus Pfaff, 1933 | Scorpaenodes africanus | 4510 |
| Scorpaena afuerae Hildebrand, 1946 | Scorpaena afuerae | 9341 |
| Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean, 1896 | Scorpaena agassizii | 13608 |
| Scorpaena agassizii (non Goode & Bean, 1896) | Scorpaena plumieri | 35505 |
| Hypomacrus albaiensis Evermann & Seale, 1907 | Scorpaenodes albaiensis | 4313 |
| Scorpaena albifimbria Evermann & Marsh, 1900 | Scorpaena albifimbria | 7251 |
| Scorpaena albobrunnea Günther, 1874 | Sebastapistes cyanostigma | 4313 |
| Scorpaena albofasciata Metzelaar, 1919 | Scorpaena plumieri | 7365 |
| Scorpaenopsis altirostris Gilbert, 1905 | Scorpaenopsis altirostris | 42181 |
| Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker, 1856 | Pteroidichthys amboinensis | 559 |
| Scorpaena amplisquamiceps Fowler, 1938 | Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps | 3131 |
| Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann, 2008 | Pterois andover | 74961 |
| Scorpaena angolensis Norman, 1935 | Scorpaena angolensis | 4510 |
| Scorpaena annobonae Eschmeyer, 1969 | Scorpaena annobonae | 4510 |
| Scorpaena antennata Bloch, 1787 | Pterois antennata | 4313 |
| Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer, 1973 | Rhinopias aphanes | 2334 |
| Scorpaenodes arenai Torchio, 1962 | Scorpaenodes arenai | 4570 |
| Rhinopias argoliba Eschmeyer, Hirosaki & Abe, 1973 | Rhinopias argoliba | 559 |
| Scorpaena armata Sauvage, 1873 | Parascorpaena armata | 128885 |
| Hoplosebastes armatus Schmidt, 1929 | Hoplosebastes armatus | 559 |
| Scorpaena ascensionis Eschmeyer, 1971 | Scorpaena ascensionis | 4510 |
| Scorpaena asperella Bennett, 1828 | Iracundus signifer | 58302 |
| Paronescodes asperrimus Smith, 1958 | Scorpaenodes parvipinnis | 4313 |
| Scorpaena aurita Rüppell, 1838 | Parascorpaena aurita | 6192 |
| Scorpaena aurita (non Rüppell, 1838) | Parascorpaena mossambica | 4313 |
| Scorpaena axillaris Bliss, 1883 | Sebastapistes mauritiana | 33390 |
| Scorpaena azorica Eschmeyer, 1969 | Scorpaena azorica | 4570 |
| Sebastapistes badiorufus Herre, 1935 | Sebastapistes fowleri | 48236 |
| Scorpaena ballieui Sauvage, 1875 | Sebastapistes ballieui | 10482 |
| Scorpaena ballieui (non Sauvage, 1875) | Sebastapistes fowleri | 48236 |
| Scorpaena bandanensis Bleeker, 1851 | Parascorpaena bandanensis | 6192 |
| Scorpaena barbata Rüppell, 1838 | Scorpaenopsis barbata | 42181 |
| Pterois barberi Steindachner, 1900 | Dendrochirus barberi | 10482 |
| Scorpaena barffi Curtiss, 1944 | Pterois radiata | 123589 |
| Scorpaenodes barrybrowni Pitassy & Baldwin, 2016 | Scorpaenodes barrybrowni | 109716 |
| Scorpaenodes bathycolus Allen & Erdmann, 2012 | Scorpaenodes bathycolus | 90102 |
| Neomerinthe bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz, 2002 | Neomerinthe erostris | 104739 |
| Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel, 1991 | Neomerinthe bauchotae | 35811 |
| Pontinus beanorum Evermann & Marsh, 1900 | Neomerinthe beanorum | 7365 |
| Scorpaena bellicosa Castelnau, 1875 | Parascorpaena aurita | 82830 |
| Brachirus bellus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 | Dendrochirus bellus | 26282 |
| Scorpaena bergii Evermann & Marsh, 1900 | Scorpaena bergii | 7365 |
| Sebastes bibroni Sauvage, 1878 | Pontinus kuhlii | 4510 |
| Nemapterois biocellata Fowler, 1938 | Dendrochirus biocellatus | 33390 |
| Pterois bleekeri Döderlein, 1884 | Ebosia bleekeri | 41422 |
| Pterois brachyptera Cuvier, 1829 | Dendrochirus brachypterus | 4313 |
| Scorpaena brachyptera Eschmeyer, 1965 | Scorpaena brachyptera | 7251 |
| Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaena brasiliensis | 13608 |
| Scorpaena brasiliensis (non Cuvier, 1829) | Scorpaena plumieri | 7365 |
| Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975 | Scorpaenopsis brevifrons | 42181 |
| Scorpaenopsis brevifrons (non Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975) | Scorpaenopsis vittapinna | 42181 |
| Pteropterus brevipectoralis Mandrytsa, 2002 | Pterois brevipectoralis | 95027 |
| Scorpaena brevispina Motomura & Senou, 2008 | Scorpaena brevispina | 75293 |
| Hypomacrus brocki Schultz, 1966 | Scorpaenodes minor | 1602 |
| Scorpaena bufo Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaena plumieri | 7365 |
| Scorpaena bulacephala Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2005 | Scorpaena bulacephala | 75652 |
| Scorpaena burra Richardson, 1842 | Parascorpaena aurita | 82830 |
| Scorpaena bynoensis Richardson, 1845 | Parascorpaena aurita | 82830 |
| Scorpaenopsis cacopsis (non Jenkins, 1901) | Scorpaenopsis brevifrons | 42181 |
| Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins, 1901 | Scorpaenopsis cacopsis | 42181 |
| Scorpaena calcarata Goode & Bean, 1882 | Scorpaena calcarata | 7251 |
| Sebastes canariensis Sauvage, 1878 | Scorpaena canariensis | 4510 |
| Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842 | Scorpaena cardinalis | 93606 |
| Scorpaena cardinalis (non Solander & Richardson, 1842) | Scorpaena jacksoniensis | 93606 |
| Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | Scorpaenodes caribbaeus | 7251 |
| Pontinus castor Poey, 1860 | Pontinus castor | 7251 |
| Scorpaenopsis catocala Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | Scorpaenopsis diabolus | 42181 |
| Pteroidichthys caussei Motomura & Kanade, 2015 | Pteroidichthys caussei | 559 |
| Rhinopias cea Randall & DiSalvo, 1997 | Rhinopias cea | 26890 |
| Scorpaena chilioprista Rüppell, 1838 | Scorpaenodes guamensis | 106975 |
| Dendrochirus chloreus Jenkins, 1903 | Dendrochirus barberi | 3921 |
| Pterois cincta Rüppell, 1838 | Pterois cincta | 123589 |
| Pterois cincta (non Rüppell, 1838) | Pterois radiata | 123589 |
| Perca cirrosa Thunberg, 1793 | Scorpaenopsis cirrosa | 26282 |
| Taenianotus citrinellus Gilbert, 1905 | Taenianotus triacanthus | 10482 |
| Pontinus clemensi Fitch, 1955 | Pontinus clemensi | 5530 |
| Scorpaena cocosensis Motomura, 2004 | Scorpaena cocosensis | 53275 |
| Scorpaena colesi Nichols, 1914 | Scorpaena brasiliensis | 7365 |
| Scorpaena colonensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | Scorpaena plumieri | 10937 |
| Sebastapistes coloratus Gilbert, 1905 | Scorpaena colorata | 10482 |
| Sebastapistes coniorta Jenkins, 1903 | Sebastapistes coniorta | 3921 |
| Scorpaena cookii Günther, 1874 | Scorpaena cardinalis | 93606 |
| Scorpaena cookii (non Günther, 1874) | Scorpaenopsis cacopsis | 42181 |
| Sebastapistes corallicola Jenkins, 1903 | Sebastapistes ballieui | 3921 |
| Sebastapistes corallicola (non Jenkins, 1903) | Sebastapistes mauritiana | 3921 |
| Pontinus corallinus Miranda Ribeiro, 1903 | Pontinus corallinus | 40966 |
| Scorpaenodes corallinus Smith, 1957 | Scorpaenodes corallinus | 10482 |
| Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938 | Scorpaenopsis cotticeps | 42181 |
| Scorpaenopsis crenulata Motomura & Causse, 2011 | Scorpaenopsis crenulata | 86405 |
| Thysanichthys crossotus Jordan & Starks, 1904 | Thysanichthys crossotus | 93661 |
| Brachypterois curvispina Matsunuma, Sakurai & Motomura, 2013 | Brachypterois curvispina | 93969 |
| Scorpaena cyanostigma Bleeker, 1856 | Sebastapistes cyanostigma | 4313 |
| Scorpaena decemradiata Fricke, Golani, Appelbaum-Golani & Zajonz, 2018 | Scorpaena decemradiata | 122805 |
| Scorpaena diabolus Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaenopsis diabolus | 42181 |
| Holoscorpaena didymogramma Fowler, 1944 | Scorpaena mystes | 9341 |
| Scorpaena dispar Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 | Scorpaena dispar | 13608 |
| Pontinus dubius Steindachner, 1902 | Pontinus furcirhinus | 9341 |
| Scorpaena durbanensis (non Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909) | Parascorpaena mossambica | 4313 |
| Scorpaena durbanensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 | Scorpaenopsis venosa | 4313 |
| Centropogon echinatus Macleay, 1881 | Scorpaenodes guamensis | 106975 |
| Scorpaena elachys Eschmeyer, 1965 | Scorpaena elachys | 7251 |
| Scorpaena elongata Cadenat, 1943 | Scorpaena elongata | 4510 |
| Scorpaenodes elongatus Cadenat, 1950 | Scorpaenodes elongatus | 4510 |
| Scorpaenodes englerti Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 | Scorpaenodes englerti | 9068 |
| Scorpaena ergastulorum Richardson, 1842 | Scorpaena papillosa | 9563 |
| Scorpaena erinacea Garman, 1903 | Scorpaenodes guamensis | 106975 |
| Scorpaena erostris Alcock, 1896 | Neomerinthe erostris | 94664 |
| Scorpaena erythraea Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaena porcus | 4510 |
| Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin & Mandrytsa, 1992 | Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri | 35728 |
| Rhinopias eschmeyeri Condé, 1977 | Rhinopias eschmeyeri | 123203 |
| Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall & Greenfield, 2004 | Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri | 57579 |
| Thysanichthys evides Jordan & Thompson, 1914 | Scorpaenodes evides | 93661 |
| Ebosia falcata Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1978 | Ebosia falcata | 41422 |
| Scorpaena fernandeziana Steindachner, 1875 | Scorpaena fernandeziana | 9068 |
| Hipposcorpaena filamentosa Fowler, 1938 | Hipposcorpaena filamentosa | 40861 |
| Sebastes filifer Valenciennes, 1840 | Pontinus kuhlii | 4510 |
| Scorpaena folgori Postel & Roux, 1964 | Neomerinthe folgori | 4510 |
| Scorpaena fowleri Pietschmann, 1934 | Sebastapistes fowleri | 48236 |
| Scorpaena frondosa Günther, 1892 | Rhinopias frondosa | 4313 |
| Scorpaena fucata Valenciennes, 1846 | Scorpaena histrio | 9341 |
| Pontinus furcirhinus Garman, 1899 | Pontinus furcirhinus | 9341 |
| Scorpaena gaillardae Roux, 1954 | Scorpaena stephanica | 4510 |
| Sebastapistes galactacma Jenkins, 1903 | Sebastapistes galactacma | 1602 |
| Scorpaena gasta Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2006 | Scorpaena gasta | 57437 |
| Pterois geniserra Cuvier, 1829 | Pterois russelii | 74961 |
| Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler, 1938 | Neomerinthe erostris | 104739 |
| Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Scorpaenopsis gibbosa | 42181 |
| Dendroscorpaena gilchristi Smith, 1957 | Scorpaenopsis gilchristi | 4313 |
| Rhinopias godfreyi Whitley, 1954 | Pteroidichthys amboinensis | 106976 |
| Scorpaena grandicornis Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaena grandicornis | 7251 |
| Scorpaena grandicornis (non Cuvier, 1829) | Scorpaena laevis | 7365 |
| Scorpaena grandisquamis Ogilby, 1910 | Parascorpaena grandisquamis | 7300 |
| Scorpaena grattanica Trunov, 2006 | Scorpaena grattanica | 57925 |
| Scorpaena guadalupae Fowler, 1944 | Scorpaena guttata | 9341 |
| Scorpaena guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Scorpaenodes guamensis | 106975 |
| Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854 | Scorpaena guttata | 9341 |
| Idiastion hageyi McCosker, 2008 | Idiastion hageyi | 75873 |
| Sebastapistes hassi Klausewitz, 1970 | Sebastapistes fowleri | 48236 |
| Scorpaena hatizyoensis Matsubara, 1943 | Scorpaena hatizyoensis | 559 |
| Pontinus helena Eschmeyer, 1965 | Pontinus helena | 13608 |
| Scorpaena hemilepidota Fowler, 1938 | Scorpaena hemilepidota | 39597 |
| Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler, 1935 | Neomerinthe hemingwayi | 7251 |
| Dendrochirus hemprichi Matsunuma, Motomura & Bogorodsky, 2017 | Dendrochirus hemprichi | 116325 |
| Pterois heterurus Bleeker, 1856 | Parapterois heterura | 26282 |
| Sebastes hexanema Günther, 1880 | Pontinus rhodochrous | 86966 |
| Parascorpaenodes hirsutus Smith, 1957 | Scorpaenodes hirsutus | 4313 |
| Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840 | Scorpaena histrio | 5592 |
| Dendrochirus hudsoni Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | Dendrochirus barberi | 3921 |
| Scorpaenodes immaculatus Poss & Collette, 1990 | Scorpaenodes immaculatus | 35985 |
| Scorpaena inermis Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaena inermis | 13608 |
| Scorpaenopsis insperatus Motomura, 2004 | Scorpaenopsis insperatus | 54738 |
| Scorpaenodes insularis Eschmeyer, 1971 | Scorpaenodes insularis | 4510 |
| Scorpaenodes investigatoris Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972 | Scorpaenodes investigatoris | 40966 |
| Scorpaenopsis iop Nakabo, Senou & Masuda, 1993 | Scorpaenopsis cotticeps | 42181 |
| Scorpaena isthmensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | Scorpaena isthmensis | 13608 |
| Scorpaena izensis Jordan & Starks, 1904 | Scorpaena izensis | 7300 |
| Scorpaena izensis (non Jordan & Starks, 1904) | Scorpaenopsis cirrosa | 55073 |
| Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, 1866 | Scorpaena jacksoniensis | 93606 |
| Ebosia kagoshimae Oshima, 1956 | Ebosia bleekeri | 41422 |
| Scorpaena kaufmani Herre, 1952 | Neomerinthe kaufmani | 86966 |
| Sebastopsis kelloggi Jenkins, 1903 | Scorpaenodes kelloggi | 4313 |
| Ursinoscorpaenopsis kitai Nakabo & Yamada, 1996 | Ursinoscorpaenopsis kitai | 42552 |
| Pterois kodipungi Bleeker, 1852 | Pterois russelii | 74961 |
| Scorpaena kowiensis Smith, 1935 | Sebastapistes cyanostigma | 4313 |
| Scorpaena kowiensis (non Smith, 1935) | Sebastapistes mauritiana | 4313 |
| Dendrochirus koyo Matsunuma & Motomura, 2019 | Dendrochirus koyo | 123552 |
| Scorpaena kuhlii Bowdich, 1825 | Pontinus kuhlii | 4510 |
| Idiastion kyphos Eschmeyer, 1965 | Idiastion kyphos | 7365 |
| Scorpaena lacrimata Randall & Greenfield, 2004 | Scorpaena lacrimata | 57579 |
| Scorpaena lactomaculata Herre, 1945 | Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata | 13710 |
| Scorpaena laevis Troschel, 1866 | Scorpaena laevis | 4510 |
| Scorpaena laevis (non Troschel, 1866) | Scorpaena mellissii | 4510 |
| Pontinus leda Eschmeyer, 1969 | Pontinus leda | 4510 |
| Scorpaena leonina Richardson, 1846 | Scorpaenopsis cirrosa | 42181 |
| Sebastella littoralis Tanaka, 1917 | Scorpaenodes evides | 93661 |
| Phenacoscorpius longicaudalis Wibowo & Motomura, 2022 | Phenacoscorpius longicaudalis | 128947 |
| Phenacoscorpius longilineatus Motomura, Causse & Struthers, 2012 | Phenacoscorpius longilineatus | 92845 |
| Micropus longipinnis Jatzow & Lenz, 1898 | Caracanthus unipinna | 6627 |
| Phenacoscorpius longirostris Motomura & Last, 2009 | Phenacoscorpius longirostris | 82686 |
| Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | Scorpaenopsis longispina | 42181 |
| Pontinus longispinis Goode & Bean, 1896 | Pontinus longispinis | 13608 |
| Scorpaena loppei Cadenat, 1943 | Scorpaena loppei | 4510 |
| Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 | Pterois lunulata | 9137 |
| Pterois lunulata (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Pterois miles | 33390 |
| Pterois lunulata (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Pterois volitans | 55073 |
| Scorpaena lutea Risso, 1810 | Scorpaena scrofa | 4510 |
| Sebastes macrocephalus Sauvage, 1882 | Pontinus macrocephalus | 26282 |
| Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby, 1910 | Scorpaenopsis macrochir | 1602 |
| Pontinus macrolepis Goode & Bean, 1896 | Pontinus nematophthalmus | 7365 |
| Pterois macrura Alcock, 1896 | Parapterois macrura | 81932 |
| Micropus maculatus Gray, 1831 | Caracanthus maculatus | 26282 |
| Parascorpaena maculipinnis Smith, 1957 | Parascorpaena maculipinnis | 7300 |
| Parascorpaena maculipinnis (non Smith, 1957) | Parascorpaena mcadamsi | 4313 |
| Crossoderma madagascariense Guichenot, 1869 | Caracanthus madagascariensis | 33390 |
| Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, 1833 | Scorpaena maderensis | 4510 |
| Scorpaena mauritiana Cuvier, 1829 | Sebastapistes mauritiana | 4313 |
| Scorpaena mcadamsi Fowler, 1938 | Parascorpaena mcadamsi | 5439 |
| Phenacoscorpius mccoskeri Wibowo & Motomura, 2017 | Phenacoscorpius mccoskeri | 116601 |
| Scorpaena megalepis Fowler, 1938 | Neomerinthe megalepis | 86966 |
| Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938 | Phenacoscorpius megalops | 5755 |
| Scorpaena megastoma Sauvage, 1878 | Sebastapistes mauritiana | 4313 |
| Scorpaena melasma Eschmeyer, 1965 | Scorpaena melasma | 7365 |
| Scorpaena mellissii Günther, 1868 | Scorpaena mellissii | 4510 |
| Pontinus microlepis Bean, 1912 | Pontinus castor | 7365 |
| Scorpaena microlepis Gunter, 1948 | Scorpaena guttata | 9341 |
| Scorpaena miles Bennett, 1828 | Pterois miles | 4313 |
| Hypomacrus minor Smith, 1958 | Scorpaenodes minor | 4313 |
| Sebastes minutus Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaenodes guamensis | 106975 |
| Scorpaena miostoma Günther, 1877 | Scorpaena miostoma | 559 |
| Scorpaena miostoma (non Günther, 1877) | Scorpaena neglecta | 93661 |
| Pteropterus mombasae Smith, 1957 | Pterois mombasae | 4313 |
| Scorpaena mossambica (non Peters, 1855) | Parascorpaena mcadamsi | 33390 |
| Scorpaena mossambica Peters, 1855 | Parascorpaena mossambica | 4313 |
| Scorpaena moultoni Whitley, 1961 | Parascorpaena moultoni | 86966 |
| Sebastes muciparus Alcock, 1889 | Scorpaenodes muciparus | 40966 |
| Pterois muricata Cuvier, 1829 | Pterois miles | 33390 |
| Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks, 1895 | Scorpaena mystes | 9341 |
| Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse, 2011 | Neomerinthe naevosa | 86966 |
| Scorpaena natalensis Regan, 1906 | Scorpaena scrofa | 4313 |
| Phenacoscorpius nebris Eschmeyer, 1965 | Phenacoscorpius nebris | 7251 |
| Phenacoscorpius nebulosus Smith, 1958 | Sebastapistes strongia | 4313 |
| Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 | Scorpaena neglecta | 7300 |
| Scorpaena neglecta (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus | 55073 |
| Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837 | Scorpaenopsis neglecta | 7300 |
| Sebastes nematophthalmus Günther, 1860 | Pontinus nematophthalmus | 12965 |
| Sebastes nematophthalmus (non Günther, 1860) | Pontinus tentacularis | 33390 |
| Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaenopsis gibbosa | 42181 |
| Sebastapistes nielseni Smith, 1964 | Neoscorpaena nielseni | 4313 |
| Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer, 1983 | Pontinus nigerimum | 4313 |
| Pterois nigripinnis Gilchrist, 1904 | Parapterois heterura | 4313 |
| Sebastes nigropunctatus Günther, 1868 | Pontinus nigropunctatus | 4510 |
| Scorpaena normani Cadenat, 1943 | Scorpaena normani | 4510 |
| Pteropelor noronhai Fowler, 1938 | Pteroidichthys noronhai | 86966 |
| Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810 | Scorpaena notata | 4570 |
| Scorpaena novaeguinae Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaenopsis venosa | 54621 |
| Scorpaena nuchalis Günther, 1874 | Sebastapistes nuchalis | 27116 |
| Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | Scorpaenopsis obtusa | 42181 |
| Kantapus oglinus Smith, 1947 | Sebastapistes strongia | 4313 |
| Scorpaena onaria Jordan & Snyder, 1900 | Scorpaena onaria | 559 |
| Scorpaena orgila Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 | Scorpaena orgila | 9068 |
| Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | Scorpaenopsis orientalis | 42181 |
| Scorpaena oxycephalus Bleeker, 1849 | Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus | 26282 |
| Idiastion pacificum Ishida & Amaoka, 1992 | Idiastion pacificum | 10940 |
| Scorpaena pallidimacula Fowler, 1938 | Neomerinthe pallidimacula | 40966 |
| Scorpaenopsis palmeri Ogilby, 1910 | Scorpaenopsis venosa | 42181 |
| Scorpaenopsis palmeri furneauxi Whitley, 1959 | Scorpaenopsis furneauxi | 42181 |
| Scorpaena pannosa Cramer, 1897 | Scorpaena histrio | 9341 |
| Scorpaena papuensis Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaenopsis papuensis | 33021 |
| Scorpaena parvipinnis Garrett, 1864 | Scorpaenodes parvipinnis | 33390 |
| Scorpaena pascuensis Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 | Scorpaena pascuensis | 9068 |
| Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014 | Pterois paucispinula | 101439 |
| Scorpaena pele Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975 | Scorpaena pele | 10482 |
| Scorpaena pepo Motomura, Poss & Shao, 2007 | Scorpaena pepo | 75791 |
| Sebastapistes perplexa Motomura, Aizawa & Endo, 2014 | Sebastapistes perplexa | 118151 |
| Scorpaena petricola Eschmeyer, 1965 | Scorpaena petricola | 7365 |
| Scorpaena picta Cuvier, 1829 | Parascorpaena picta | 3132 |
| Scorpaena picta (non Cuvier, 1829) | Scorpaenopsis cotticeps | 10895 |
| Scorpaena plebeia Solander, 1842 | Scorpaena cardinalis | 93606 |
| Scorpaena plumieri (non Bloch, 1789) | Scorpaena laevis | 4510 |
| Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 | Scorpaena plumieri | 7365 |
| Scorpaenopsis pluralis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | Scorpaenopsis pluralis | 42181 |
| Pontinus pollux Poey, 1860 | Pontinus castor | 7365 |
| Scorpaena polylepis Bleeker, 1851 | Scorpaenodes guamensis | 106975 |
| Scorpaena porcus (non Linnaeus, 1758) | Scorpaena decemradiata | 122805 |
| Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758 | Scorpaena porcus | 4570 |
| Parascorpaena poseidon Chou & Liao, 2022 | Parascorpaena poseidon | 130213 |
| Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | Scorpaenopsis possi | 42181 |
| Hoplosebastes pristigenys Fowler, 1938 | Hoplosebastes armatus | 83997 |
| Neomerinthe procurva Chen, 1981 | Neomerinthe procurva | 5978 |
| Scorpaenopsis pusilla Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | Scorpaenopsis pusilla | 42181 |
| Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfield & Matsuura, 2002 | Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus | 46823 |
| Scorpaenopsis quiescens Seale, 1906 | Scorpaenodes guamensis | 106975 |
| Pterois radiata (non Cuvier, 1829) | Pterois cincta | 123589 |
| Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 | Pterois radiata | 4313 |
| Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi | 42181 |
| Scorpaena rascacio Poey, 1860 | Scorpaena plumieri | 7365 |
| Pontinus rathbuni Goode & Bean, 1896 | Pontinus rathbuni | 13608 |
| Scorpaena regina Wibowo, Johnson & Motomura, 2019 | Scorpaena regina | 121601 |
| Sebastes rhodochrous Günther, 1872 | Pontinus rhodochrous | 86966 |
| Scorpaena rosea Day, 1868 | Scorpaenopsis venosa | 54621 |
| Neomerinthe rotunda Chen, 1981 | Neomerinthe erostris | 104739 |
| Scorpaena rubellio Jordan & Gunn, 1898 | Scorpaena maderensis | 4510 |
| Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata Fricke, Durville & Mulochau, 2013 | Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata | 96456 |
| Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus Poss, McCosker & Baldwin, 2010 | Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus | 83997 |
| Scorpaena rubropunctata Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaenodes guamensis | 106975 |
| Helicolenus rufescens Gilbert, 1905 | Neomerinthe rufescens | 50838 |
| Pterois russelii Bennett, 1831 | Pterois russelii | 33390 |
| Scorpaena russula Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | Scorpaena russula | 9341 |
| Scorpaena russula atlantica Nichols & Breder, 1924 | Scorpaena calcarata | 93826 |
| Dendrochirus sausaulele Jordan & Seale, 1906 | Dendrochirus zebra | 123552 |
| Ebosia saya Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014 | Ebosia saya | 97684 |
| Sebastes scaber Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 | Scorpaenodes scaber | 26282 |
| Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 | Scorpaena scrofa | 4570 |
| Scorpaena scrofa (non Linnaeus, 1758) | Scorpaena stephanica | 4510 |
| Scorpaena scrofa afimbria Slastenenko, 1935 | Scorpaena notata | 4510 |
| Scorpaena scrofina Valenciennes, 1833 | Scorpaena plumieri | 7365 |
| Pogonoscorpius sechellensis Regan, 1908 | Pogonoscorpius sechellensis | 27116 |
| Scorpaena senegalensis Steindachner, 1881 | Scorpaena laevis | 4510 |
| Sebastes serrulatus Richardson, 1846 | Brachypterois serrulata | 93969 |
| Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, 1938 | Brachypterois serrulifer | 93969 |
| Scorpaena sierra Gilbert, 1890 | Pontinus sierra | 26282 |
| Iracundus signifer Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | Iracundus signifer | 3921 |
| Scorpaenopsis simulata de Beaufort, 1962 | Scorpaenopsis cotticeps | 42181 |
| Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972 | Scorpaenodes smithi | 3131 |
| Scorpaena sonorae Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 | Scorpaena sonorae | 9341 |
| Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | Pterois sphex | 3921 |
| Centropus staurophorus Kner, 1860 | Caracanthus unipinna | 6627 |
| Scorpaenodes steenei Allen, 1977 | Scorpaenodes steenei | 7300 |
| Scorpaenodes steinitzi Klausewitz & Frøiland, 1970 | Scorpaenodes steinitzi | 12541 |
| Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943 | Scorpaena stephanica | 4510 |
| Scorpaenopsis stigma Fowler, 1938 | Phenacoscorpius megalops | 80762 |
| Scorpaena stokesii Richardson, 1846 | Parascorpaena aurita | 82830 |
| Pontinus strigatus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 | Pontinus strigatus | 28023 |
| Scorpaena strongia Cuvier, 1829 | Sebastapistes strongia | 4313 |
| Scorpaena sumptuosa Castelnau, 1875 | Scorpaena sumptuosa | 7300 |
| Scorpaena taeniophrys Fowler, 1943 | Sebastapistes taeniophrys | 80546 |
| Scorpaena teneriffea Jordan & Gunn, 1898 | Scorpaena notata | 4510 |
| Nemapontinus tentacularis Fowler, 1938 | Pontinus tentacularis | 33390 |
| Scorpaena thomsoni Günther, 1880 | Scorpaena thomsoni | 33021 |
| Scorpaena tierrae Hildebrand, 1946 | Scorpaena tierrae | 9068 |
| Scorpaena tinkhami Fowler, 1946 | Sebastapistes tinkhami | 4313 |
| Scorpaena tredecimspinosa Metzelaar, 1919 | Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus | 12965 |
| Taenianotus triacanthus Lacepède, 1802 | Taenianotus triacanthus | 33390 |
| Scorpaenodes tribulosus Eschmeyer, 1969 | Scorpaenodes tribulosus | 26774 |
| Scorpaena tristis Klunzinger, 1870 | Sebastapistes strongia | 4313 |
| Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013 | Dendrochirus tuamotuensis | 95021 |
| Caracanthus typicus Krøyer, 1845 | Caracanthus typicus | 26282 |
| Scorpaena uncinata de Buen, 1961 | Scorpaena uncinata | 9068 |
| Micropus unipinna Gray, 1831 | Caracanthus unipinna | 6627 |
| Scorpaena ustulata Lowe, 1841 | Scorpaena notata | 4510 |
| Scorpaenodes varipinnis (non Smith, 1957) | Scorpaenodes muciparus | 26774 |
| Scorpaenodes varipinnis (non Smith, 1957) | Scorpaenodes parvipinnis | 33390 |
| Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957 | Scorpaenodes varipinnis | 2334 |
| Pontinus vaughani Barnhart & Hubbs, 1946 | Pontinus vaughani | 9341 |
| Scorpaena venosa Cuvier, 1829 | Scorpaenopsis venosa | 4313 |
| Ebosia vespertina Matsunuma & Motomura, 2016 | Ebosia vespertina | 103980 |
| Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer, 2002 | Scorpaenopsis vittapinna | 42181 |
| Pterois vittata Sauvage, 1878 | Pterois radiata | 123589 |
| Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 | Pterois volitans | 12965 |
| Scorpaena wellingtoni Victor, 2013 | Scorpaena wellingtoni | 94246 |
| Peloropsis xenops Gilbert, 1905 | Rhinopias xenops | 10482 |
| Sebastopsis xyris Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | Scorpaenodes xyris | 12965 |
| Pterois zebra Cuvier, 1829 | Dendrochirus zebra | 123552 |