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Scorpaenidae

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Scorpaenidae Risso
1902Scorpaenidae Hay p. 406
1931Scorpaenidae Pauca p. 633
1943Scorpaenidae David p. 38
1963Scorpaenidae Jordan p. 708
1984Scorpaenidae Gaemers p. 39
2003Scorpaenidae Schwarzhans p. 80
2007Scorpaenidae Schwarzhans p. 338
2012Scorpaenidae Fierstine et al. p. 96
2013Scorpaenidae Betancur et al.
2016Scorpaenidae Nelson et al. p. 468
2021Scorpaenidae Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderScorpaenoideiGarman 1899
familyScorpaenidaeRisso 1827
familyScorpaenidaeRisso 1827

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Scorpaenidae Risso 1827
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G. Pontinus Poey 1860
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†Pontinus ellipticus Koken 1884
†Pontinus foreyi Nolf 1977
†Pontinus karasawai Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Pontinus robustus Steurbaut 1984
G. †Rhomarchus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Rixator Jordan and Gilbert 1920
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†Sebastodes (Rixator) porteousi Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. Scorpaena Linnaeus 1758 [scorpionfish]
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†Scorpaena boulei Arambourg 1927
†Scorpaena corallophilus Schwarzhans 2003
†Scorpaena ensiger Jordan and Gilbert 1919
†Scorpaena jeanneli Arambourg 1927
†Scorpaena osterodenensis Schwarzhans 2007
†Scorpaena pilari Kramberger 1882
†Scorpaena tessieri Sauvage 1873
G. †Scorpaenidarum Risso 1826
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†Scorpaenidarum acutus Frost 1934
†Scorpaenidarum johannaensis Schwarzhans 1985
†Scorpaenidarum menzeli Schwarzhans 2007
G. †Scorpaenoides Priem 1899
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G. Sebastes Cuvier 1829
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Subg. Sebastes (Rosicola) Jordan and Evermann 1896
Subg. Sebastes (Sebastodes) Gill 1861
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†Sebastes (Sebastodes) velox Barsukov 1989
Subg. †Sebastodes (Sebastoessus) Jordan 1921
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†Sebastoessus haroldi Jordan 1925
†Sebastodes fissicostatus Stinton 1962
Subg. Sebastes (Sebastomus) Gill 1864
†Sebastes apostates Jordan 1921
Sebastes carnatus Jordan and Gilbert 1880 [gopher rockfish]
Sebastes diploproa Gilbert 1890 [splitnose rockfish]
Sebastes eos Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
Sebastes goodei Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 [chilipepper rockfish]
Sebastes helvomaculatus Ayres 1859 [rosethorn rockfish]
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Invalid names: Sebastes rhodochloris Jordan and Gilbert 1880 [synonym]
Sebastes hopkinsi Cramer 1895 [squarespot rockfish]
†Sebastes ineziae Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Sebastes jordani Gilbert 1896 [shortbelly rockfish]
Sebastes miniatus Jordan and Gilbert 1880
Sebastes paucispinis Ayres 1854 [bocaccio rockfish]
Sebastes rosaceus Girard 1854 [rosy rockfish]
†Sebastes rosae Eigenmann 1900
Sebastes serranoides Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 [olive rockfish]
G. Sebastichthys Gill 1862
G. Sebastolobus Gill 1881
Subfm. †Setarchinae Matsubara 1943
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G. †Raususetarches Yabumoto and Nazarkin 2021
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†Raususetarches sakurai Yabumoto and Nazarkin 2021
Invalid names: Scorpaeninae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Sebastodes bognoriensis (3262)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Scorpaena sp. (220174)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Scorpaena osterodenensis, Scorpaenidarum menzeli, Cottidarum acutus (188954)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Scorpaenidarum johannaensis (171297)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Pontinus ellipticus (188930) Pontinus foreyi (277475 277486 277487 277489 277490 277491)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Scorpaena pilari, Scorpaenoides popovicii (50344)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Sebastes sp. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan (Saga) Pontinus karasawai (204551)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Scorpaenidarum ellipticus (95898)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Czechia (Tschechien) Scorpaenoides popovicii (185664)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Scorpaenidarum sp. (152695)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Scorpaenidae indet. (11601)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Scorpaenidae indet. (241731 241732)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Rhomarchus ensiger (186021)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Scorpaenidae indet. (219522)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Sebastodes fissicostatus (46165)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Niigata) Sebastes sp. (56884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Aichi) Sebastolobus macrochir (161449)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) Scorpaena notata (161994)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan Pontinus obrotchishtensis (174760)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Asti) Scorpaenidae indet. (237147)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Rixator porteousi, Rhomarchus ensiger, Sebastodes ineziae, Sebastodes apostates, Sebastoessus haroldi (45489)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Scorpaena zibinica (78437) Scorpaenidarum zibinicus (178120)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Scorpaena sp. (182934) Sebastodes porteousi, Scorpaena ensiger (185670 185673)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan Raususetarches sakurai (219709)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58USA (California) Sebastes sp. (188305)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Scorpaena jeanneli, Scorpaena boulei (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Scorpaena minima (210232) Scorpaena sp. (186576 210248 210640)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Sebastodes fissicostatus (182909)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Scorpaena notata (210256)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Sebastodes rosae (186033)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Scorpaenidae indet. (186673)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Sebastodes sp. (219849)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8USA (California) Sebastodes spp. (277712)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy Scorpaena notata (57058)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy Scorpaena sp. (159378)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Sebastes spp., Sebastes serranoides (84881) Sebastodes spp., Sebastodes goodei, Sebastodes carnatus (226584) Sebastodes spp., Sebastodes goodei, Sebastolobus sp., Sebastodes hopkinsi, Sebastodes rosaceus (276728)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Scorpaena sp. (207568)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Sebastes eos, Sebastes miniatus, Sebastes serranoides (222409) Sebastes goodei (194882) Sebastes goodei, Sebastes jordani (222407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Sebastes sp., Sebastes jordani, Sebastes diploproa, Sebastes helvomaculatus (190889) Sebastes spp., Sebastodes sp. (219031) Sebastodes sp., Sebastodes paucispinis, Sebastodes diploproa, Sebastodes rhodochloris, Sebastodes jordani (59063)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Chile Sebastes capensis (215543)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Sebastes atrovirens, Sebastes spp., Sebastes goodei, Sebastes miniatus, Sebastes diploproa (276600) Sebastes sp. (239418)