Scorpaenopsis

Scorpaenopsis is a genus of scorpionfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Tassled scorpionfish (S. oxycephala)
Humpbacked scorpionfish (S. gibbosa)

Scorpaenopsis
Yellowfin Scorpionfish (S. neglecta)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scorpaeniformes
Family:
Scorpaenidae
Subfamily:
Scorpaeninae
Genus:
Scorpaenopsis

Heckel, 1840
Type species
Scorpaena nesogallica
G. Cuvier, 1829

Species

The 28 recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]

  • Scorpaenopsis altirostris C. H. Gilbert, 1905
  • Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838) (bearded scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer & J. E. Randall, 1975 (bigmouth scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis cacopsis O. P. Jenkins, 1901 (Jenkins' scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (weedy stingfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938 (sculpin scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis crenulata Motomura & Causse, 2011 (serrated deepwater scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis diabolus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (false stonefish)
  • Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2004
  • Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Whitley, 1959 (Furneaux scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (humpbacked scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (Gilchrist's scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis insperatus Motomura, 2004 (Sydney scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis iop, (Nakabo, Senou, & Masuda, 1993)

- This is a species that is known for being small-sized and a reddish color. This fish is characterized by having 17, very rarely 16, pectoral fin rays, 33-37 vertical series of scales, 4 predorsal scales, and has a head that seems almost scaleless, but is actually covered with numerous small papillae[3]

  • Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre, 1945) (whiteblotched scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis longispina J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis macrochir J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (flasher scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837 (yellowfin scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis obtusa J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 (shortsnout scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis orientalis J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) (tassled scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis papuensis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Papuan scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis pluralis J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis possi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis pusilla J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
  • Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus R. Fricke, Durville & Mulochau, 2013[2]
  • Scorpaenopsis venosa (G. Cuvier, 1829) (raggy scorpionfish)
  • Scorpaenopsis vittapinna J. E. Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Scorpaenopsis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. Fricke, R., Durville, P. & Mulochau, T. (2013): Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus, a new species of scorpionfish from Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Cybium, 37 (3): 207-215.
  3. Nakabo, Tetsuji; Senou, Hiroshi; Masuda, Hajime (22 February 1993). "Scorpaenopsis iop, a New Species of Scorpaenidae from Southern Japan". Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 40 (1): 29. doi:10.11369/jji1950.40.29.


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