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Scorpaenoidei

Actinopteri - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Scorpaenoidei was named by Garman (1899). It is extant.

It was reranked as the superfamily Scorpaenoidea by Hay (1902); it was corrected as Scorpaenoidea by Casier (1966).

It was assigned to Pareiopliteae by Hay (1902); to Scleroparei by Casier (1966); to Scorpaeniformes by Schwarzhans (2003) and Fierstine et al. (2012); to Perciformes by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Percomorphacea by Marrama et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Scorpaenoidei Garman
1902Scorpaenoidea Hay p. 406
1966Scorpaenoidea Casier p. 327
2003Scorpaenoidei Schwarzhans p. 80
2012Scorpaenoidei Fierstine et al. p. 96
2013Scorpaenoidei Betancur et al.
2020Scorpaenoidei Marrama et al. p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderScorpaenoideiGarman 1899
suborderScorpaenoideiGarman 1899

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.

Subor. Scorpaenoidei Garman 1899
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Fm. Scorpaenidae Risso 1827
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G. Pontinus Poey 1860
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Pontinus ellipticus Koken 1884
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 eos Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
Sebastes goodei Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
Sebastes ineziae Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Sebastes jordani Gilbert 1896
Sebastes miniatus Jordan and Gilbert 1880
Sebastes rosae Eigenmann 1900
Sebastes serranoides Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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]
G. †Scorpaenoideorum Unknown
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G. †Sebastavus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Sebastavus elatus Steindachner 1860
Sebastavus vertebralis Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Sebastinus Jordan and Gilbert 1921
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G. †Eosynanceja Casier 1946
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Eosynanceja brabantica Casier 1946
G. †Synanceia Schneider 1801
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Synanceia undata Casier 1966
Invalid names: Setarchidae Matsubara 1943 [empty], Tetrarogidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available