Trachyscorpia

Updated on Jan 01, 2025

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Sebastidae Higher classification Sebastidae Order Scorpaeniformes

Similar Adelosebastes latens, Sebastidae, Sebastes flammeus, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastes dallii

Trachyscorpia is a genus of rockfishes found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Trachyscorpia carnomagula Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2007 (Deepsea Scorpionfish)

Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Trachyscorpia cristulata cristulata (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (Atlantic thornyhead)

Trachyscorpia cristulata echinata (Koehler (fr), 1896) (Spiny scorpionfish)

Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley, 1970 (Cape rockfish)

Trachyscorpia longipedicula Motomura, Last & Yearsley, 2007 (Stylish Scorpionfish)

Trachyscorpia osheri McCosker, 2008

Trachyscorpia verai Béarez & Motomura, 2009 (Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish)

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