| Scorpaenodes guamensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Scorpaenodes |
| Species: | S. guamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpaenodes guamensis | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Scorpaenodes guamensis, the Guam scorpionfish or common scorpionfish, is a species of venomous, marine, ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Scorpaenodes guamensis was first formally described in 1824 as Scorpaena guamensis by the French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard with the type locality given as Guam. [3] In 1857 Pieter Bleeker described a new genus, Scorpaenodes, with Scorpaena polylepsis, a species he had described in 1851, as its type species by monotypy. S. polylepsis is considered to be a junior synonym of S. guamensis and so is the type species of its genus. [3] [4] The specific name means "of Guam". [5]
Scorpaenodes guamensis has 13 or 14 spines and 7 to 9 spines in its dorsal fin while there are 3 spines and 5 soft rays in the anal fin. There are between 17 and 20 fin rays in the pectoral fin. typically 18, with some rays being branched in individuals with a standard length greater than 4 cm (1.6 in). There is a nasal spine, the lateral lacrimal spine is normally present, there are 2 suborbital spines with the first spine underneath the eye and the second spine at the rear of the suborbital ridge. There are no interorbital and coronal spines. [2] The body, head and fins are a mottled reddish colour [6] and there is a large dark blotch on the operculum but there is no dark blotch on suboperculum or on the spiny part of the dorsal fin. This species reaches a maximum total length of 14 cm (5.5 in). [2]
Scorpaenodes guamensis has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution from the Red Sea and the coasts of eastern Africa eastwards through the Indian and PAcific Oceans as far east as Tonga and the Society Island, north to southern Japan and south to Australia. [1] This is a shallow water species, being found down to 20 m (66 ft), although it is typically found in water with depths of less than 5 m (16 ft) where it lives on reef flats, in shallow lagoons and in channels, often giding in rock crevices. [2]
Scorpaenodes guamensis is a solitary, nocturnal, camouflaged, ambush predator which feeds on small crustaceans and polychaete worms. [1]
Scorpaenodes is a widespread genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The fishes in this genus are found to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Scorpaenopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Brachypterois is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Rhinopias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The species in this genus are found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Pontinus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The scorpionfishes in this genus are distributed in the tropical and warm temperate parts Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Neomerinthe is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
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Scorpaena afuerae, the Peruvian scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Scorpaenodes evides, the cheekspot scorpionfish, little scorpionfish or shore scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
The western scorpionfish, also known as the neglected scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
The barchin scorpionfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It comes from the Indo-Pacific. The species is commonly seen in areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons, and channels.
Scorpaena cocosensis, the Cocos scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Pacific spotted scorpionfish, or the stone scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the largest species in the genus Scorpaena and, like the other species in that genus, it is protected by venomous spines.
Scorpaena brasiliensis, the barbfish, goosehead, scorpionfish, orange scorpionfish and red barbfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean. This species has venom on its fin spines.
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