Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes
Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Scorpaenodes

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29 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 90 cm TL
 
Scorpaenodes africanus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Scorpaenodes albaiensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907)

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Scorpaenodes albaiensis
[Longfingered scorpionfish]

Photo by Gerovasileiou, V.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Scorpaenodes arenai Torchio, 1962

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Scorpaenodes arenai
[Messina rockfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes barrybrowni
[Stellate scorpionfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R. & M.V. Erdmann

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Scorpaenodes bathycolus Allen & Erdmann, 2012

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Scorpaenodes bathycolus
[]

Photo by Itriago, H.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928

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Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
[Reef scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Scorpaenodes corallinus Smith, 1957

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Scorpaenodes corallinus
[]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Scorpaenodes elongatus
[African spotted scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm NG
Scorpaenodes englerti Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971

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Scorpaenodes englerti
[Englert's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Scorpaenodes evides (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)

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Scorpaenodes evides
[Cheekspot scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Scorpaenodes guamensis
[Guam scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith, 1957)

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Scorpaenodes hirsutus
[Hairy scorpionfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes immaculatus
[]

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Scorpaenodes insularis Eschmeyer, 1971

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Scorpaenodes insularis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes investigatoris
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins, 1903)

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Scorpaenodes kelloggi
[Kellogg's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Scorpaenodes minor (Smith, 1958)

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Scorpaenodes minor
[Minor scorpionfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Scorpaenodes muciparus (Alcock, 1889)

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Scorpaenodes muciparus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett, 1864)

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Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
[Lowfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Greenfield, D.W.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfield & Matsuura, 2002

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, D.W.
 
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus
[Fourspine scorpionfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Scorpaenodes scaber (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes scaber
[Pygmy scorpionfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972

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Scorpaenodes smithi
[Little scorpionfish]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean

Scorpaenodes steenei Allen, 1977

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Scorpaenodes steenei
[Steene's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Scorpaenodes steinitzi Klausewitz & Frøiland, 1970

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Scorpaenodes steinitzi
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus (Metzelaar, 1919)

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Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus
[Deepreef scorpionfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Scorpaenodes tribulosus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957

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Scorpaenodes varipinnis
[Blotchfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Scorpaenodes xyris (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Scorpaenodes xyris
[Rainbow scorpionfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scorpaenodes africanus Eastern Central Atlantic 90 TL 1933
Scorpaenodes albaiensis Longfingered scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 12 TL 1907
Scorpaenodes arenai Messina rockfish Northeast Atlantic 11 TL 1962
Scorpaenodes barrybrowni Stellate scorpionfish Caribbean 4.7 SL 2016
Scorpaenodes bathycolus Western Pacific 6.3 SL 2012
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Reef scorpionfish Western Atlantic 12 TL 1928
Scorpaenodes corallinus Indo-Pacific 10.5 TL 1957
Scorpaenodes elongatus African spotted scorpionfish Eastern Atlantic 15 TL 1950
Scorpaenodes englerti Englert's scorpionfish Southeast Pacific 9 NG 1971
Scorpaenodes evides Cheekspot scorpionfish Indo-Pacific. 10.5 TL 1914
Scorpaenodes guamensis Guam scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1824
Scorpaenodes hirsutus Hairy scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5.6 SL 1957
Scorpaenodes immaculatus Western Indian Ocean 8.9 SL 1990
Scorpaenodes insularis Eastern Atlantic 10 SL 1971
Scorpaenodes investigatoris Western Indian Ocean 7.3 SL 1972
Scorpaenodes kelloggi Kellogg's scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5 TL 1903
Scorpaenodes minor Minor scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5.2 TL 1958
Scorpaenodes muciparus Indo-West Pacific. 8.7 SL 1889
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis Lowfin scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1864
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Fourspine scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 10.0 SL 2002
Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus Eastern Pacific 10.1 SL 2010
Scorpaenodes scaber Pygmy scorpionfish Indo-Pacific. 12 TL 1886
Scorpaenodes smithi Little scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific. 7.7 TL 1972
Scorpaenodes steenei Steene's scorpionfish Eastern Indian Ocean 1977
Scorpaenodes steinitzi Western Indian Ocean 5.5 SL 1970
Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus Deepreef scorpionfish Western Atlantic 6.5 TL 1919
Scorpaenodes tribulosus Western Indian Ocean 5.1 SL 1969
Scorpaenodes varipinnis Blotchfin scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1957
Scorpaenodes xyris Rainbow scorpionfish Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1882



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