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Ostéichthyen Scorpaeniforme
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| 3 s/familles / 211 espèces |
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| fishbase | FAO |
| Description | |
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 Identification keys to scorpionfishes (fishbase) |
| Etymologies | Source | |
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| Scorpaenidae | Greek, skorpaina, diminutive of σκορπίος;
however, the name 'could be Latin in origin ('scrofa') meaning sow, probably because of its plumpness |
fishbase |
| Scorpionfish | ||
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| 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
| Scorpionfish | ||
| Dendrochirus | ||
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| Dendrochirus barberi
1995 Johnston Is. ©Randall, John E. 
(via fishbase) |
Dendrochirus biocellatus
at night, 1995 Flores (ID) ©Randall, John E. 
(via fishbase) |
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| Dendrochirus brachypterus
1995 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Dendrochirus zebra 2014 Borneo ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Dendrochirus | ||
| Iracundus signifer | ||
| fishbase / liboupat2 / indianbiodiversity / en.wiki | Synonymes
Decoy scorpionfish |
Jordan & Evermann, 1903 / LC / ITIS 166896 |
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| at night, 1996 ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
1978 Hawaii by Scott Johnson
(via fishbase) |
2010 Hawaii by David R
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo & Pacifiq | Poisson scorpion à piège | tropical |
| anterior part of dorsal fin resembles a small fish (used as a lure), the fin also has a spot between spines; dark spot on the spinous dorsal fin between spines 1 or 2 & 3; 4ème épine de la dorsale est plus longue | ||
| 20-110m / 13cm | venomous | benthiq, on sand and rubble under ledges of seaward reefs |
| Iracundus signifer | ||
| Pterois | ||
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| Parapterois heterura
2015 Komodo ©Mark Rosenstein 
(via INaturalist) |
Pterois antennata
2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Pterois miles
2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| Pterois mombasae
2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Pterois radiata
2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
Pterois russelii
2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Pterois volitans
2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Pterois | ||
| Rhinopias frondosa | ||
| fishbase / doris / aquaramiaud / wetpixel / fr.wiki / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Weedy scorpionfish / Scorpaena frondosa |
Günther, 1892 / LC / ITIS 166902 |
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| 2013 Ambon (ID) ©Tsu Soo Tan
(via INaturalist) |
2019 Batangas (Ph) ©Tony Strazzari
(via INaturalist) |
2019 Alor (ID) ©Mike Krampf
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2016 Ambon (ID) by Karen Honeycutt
(via fishbase) |
2008 Lembeh by Steve Childs
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
1996 Ambon Bay (ID) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2008 Lembeh by Steve Childs
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 aquarium (Karlsruhe) by H. Zell
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2007 Lembeh by Jens Petersen
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2009 Lembeh by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2006 by Jenny
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2015 quarium (Paris) by Loury Cédric
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| NE-Indian-WPacifiq | Poisson scorpion feuillu | tropical |
| body highly compressed and covered with weed-like tassels; museau proéminent et recourbé vers le haut; dorsale est fortement incisée et les nageoires pectorales sont dentelées et trouées; highly variable in color and in appendages in relation to habitat; covered with appendages on algae reefs (mues fréquentes), but plain when deep with sponges; nb ocelles sur le corps; tache blc bien visible sous les yeux; au-dessus de chacun de ses yeux, une sorte de "visière" très dentelée | ||
| 1O-297m / 23cm
venomous |
mating: courte parade nuptiale pendant laquelle les parents se déplacent côte à côte; puis ils s'élèvent en pleine eau et les gamètes sont expulsés; œufs enfermés dans une masse gélatineuse qui remonte vers la surface; juvéniles transparents | in current prone rich soft-bottom habitats near algae where it camouflages itself, nocturne, camouflage, solitaire; très mauvais nageur; se déplace en bondissant ou en se dandinant sur ses nageoires pectorales |
| Rhinopias frondosa | ||
| Scorpaena | ||
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| Parascorpaena mossambica
2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Scorpaena notata
2009 Agay (Fr83) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
Scorpaena plumieri
2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Scorpaena porcus
2005 La Seyne S/Mer (Fr83) ©Eric (via ozp/GooglePhotos) |
Scorpaena scrofa
2012 Gabinière (Port-Cros Fr83) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Scorpaena | ||
| Scorpaenopsis | ||
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| Scorpaenopsis barbata
2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
1995 Batangas (Ph) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
2009 Tulamben (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Scorpaenopsis papuensis
2014 Komodo ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
Scorpaenopsis venosa
2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Indo-WPacifiq & Red Sea | poisson scorpion à houppes | tropical |
| Scorpaenopsis | ||
| Taenianotus triacanthus | ||
| fishbase / doris / reef-guardian / souslesmers / en.wiki / liboupat2 / australianmuseum / fishipedia / mayotte-photos-plongee / fishesofaustralia / nomadica | Synonymes Yellow leaf scorpionfish |
Lacépède, 1802 / LC / ITIS 166904 |
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| 2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Tulamben (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 1997 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2011 Alor (ID) by Jason Marks
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 1994 Sipadan (Sabah/Borneo) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
1986 Maui (Hawaii) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2007 by Christian Stamm
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2007 by Christian Stamm
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2006 by Steve Childs
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2005 by Chika Watanabe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2016 Indonesia by Paul Kli
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2013 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2011 Maldives by Buceolberico
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2005 Mozambiq by Peter Southwood
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2012 by ゆうき315
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo & Pacifiq, no Red Sea | Poisson-scorpion feuille | tropical |
| tan to reddish or brown in color (from nearly all yellow to red, brown or nearly black and variously mottled with darker pigment); with prickly papillae instead of scales; dorsal fin lg & high; suborbital ridge without spines or with lump at head of ridge; soft dorsal fin attached to the caudal fin; molts twice a month with the skin breaking off first in the head region | ||
| 5-20m (jsq 135m) / 10cm
video |
venomous spines | solitary and usually immobile among algae or seagrass (but effects hip movements resembling that of a leaf falling down from a tree), sédentaire, benthiq, assez commun |
| Taenianotus triacanthus | ||
MàJ 13/03/2023
