Scorpaenodes

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Scorpaeninae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Scorpaenidae Scientific name Scorpaenodes Higher classification Scorpionfish Order Scorpaeniformes

Similar Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes evides, Sebastapistes, Parascorpaena, Scorpaenopsis

Scorpaenodes is a genus of fish in the family Scorpaenidae native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

cheekspot scorpionfish scorpaenodes evides

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:

Scorpaenodes africanus Pfaff, 1933

Scorpaenodes albaiensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (Long-fingered scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes arenai Torchio, 1962 (Messina scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes barrybrowni Pitassy & C. C. Baldwin, 2016 (Stellate scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes bathycolus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Reef scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes corallinus J. L. B. Smith, 1957

Scorpaenodes elongatus Cadenat, 1950 (African spotted scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes englerti Eschmeyer & G. R. Allen, 1971 (Englert's scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes evides (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914) (Cheek-spot scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Guam scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes hirsutus (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (Hairy scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes immaculatus Poss & Collette, 1990

Scorpaenodes insularis Eschmeyer, 1971

Scorpaenodes investigatoris Eschmeyer & Rama Rao, 1972

Scorpaenodes kelloggi (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Kellogg's scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes minor (J. L. B. Smith, 1958) (Minor scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes muciparus (Alcock, 1889)

Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (A. Garrett, 1864) (Low-fin scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus D. W. Greenfield & Matsuura, 2002 (Four-spine scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus Poss, McCosker & C. C. Baldwin, 2010

Scorpaenodes scaber (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Pygmy scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama Rao, 1972 (Little scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes steenei G. R. Allen, 1977 (Steene's scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes steinitzi Klausewitz & Frøiland, 1970

Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus (Metzelaar, 1919) (Deep-reef scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes tribulosus Eschmeyer, 1969

Scorpaenodes varipinnis J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (Blotch-fin scorpionfish)

Scorpaenodes xyris (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Rainbow scorpionfish)

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