Scorpaeniformes

Mail-cheeked fishes

Classification
Ostéichthyen Scorpaeniforme Cottidae Myoxocephalus Dactylopteridae Dactyloptena Dactylopterus Platycephalidae Cociella Cymbacephalus Onigocia Papilloculiceps Platycephalus Scorpaenidae Scorpaeninae Iracundus Parascorpaena Rhinopias Scorpaena Scorpaenopsis Taenianotus Pteroinae Dendrochirus Parapterois Pterois Synanceiidae Inimicus Synanceia Tetrarogidae Ablabys Centropogon Glyptauchen Paracentropogon Richardsonichthys Triglidae Chelidonichthys Eutrigla Trigloporus
36 familles	1624 espèces

Classification

Ostéichthyen

Scorpaeniforme

Cottidae
- Myoxocephalus
Dactylopteridae
- Dactyloptena
- Dactylopterus
Platycephalidae
- Cociella
- Cymbacephalus
- Onigocia
- Papilloculiceps
- Platycephalus
Scorpaenidae
- Scorpaeninae
  - Iracundus
  - Parascorpaena
  - Rhinopias
  - Scorpaena
  - Scorpaenopsis
  - Taenianotus
- Pteroinae
  - Dendrochirus
  - Parapterois
  - Pterois
Synanceiidae
- Inimicus
- Synanceia
Tetrarogidae
- Ablabys
- Centropogon
- Glyptauchen
- Paracentropogon
- Richardsonichthys
Triglidae
- Chelidonichthys
- Eutrigla
- Trigloporus

36 familles

1624 espèces

Références web
fishbase inaturalist	en.wikipedia fishesofaustralia

Description
live on the sea bottom in relatively shallow waters, in tropical and temperate environments size range from 2cm to 150cm nageoires aux rayons très rigides (souvent modifiés en aiguillons) cuirasse osseuse recouvrant la tête (Head and body tend to be spiny or have bony plates) pectoral fin usually rounded, membranes between lower rays often incised caudal fin usually rounded nombreuses espèces possèdent des glandes à venin reliées aux rayons de leurs nageoires, parfois très dangereux (Synanceia verrucosa) carnivores

Description

live on the sea bottom in relatively shallow waters, in tropical and temperate environments
size range from 2cm to 150cm
nageoires aux rayons très rigides (souvent modifiés en aiguillons)
cuirasse osseuse recouvrant la tête (Head and body tend to be spiny or have bony plates)
pectoral fin usually rounded, membranes between lower rays often incised
caudal fin usually rounded
nombreuses espèces possèdent des glandes à venin reliées aux rayons de leurs nageoires, parfois très dangereux (Synanceia verrucosa)
carnivores

Etymologies		Source
Scorpaeniforme	Greek, skorpaina, diminutive of σκορπίος; however, the name 'could be Latin in origin ('scrofa') meaning sow, probably because of its plumpness + latin forma = look, aspect	fishbase



Crocodile fishes

Cymbacephalus beauforti 2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist)	Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus 2018 Exmouth ©Glen Whisson (via INaturalist)	Papilloculiceps longiceps 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)
Crocodile fishes



Dragonnets

Dactyloptena macracantha 1995 Manado (Sulawesi) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Dactyloptena orientalis Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Izuzuki (via Wikimedia Commons)	Dactylopterus volitans 2006 Lagoa Verde (Brazil) by cralize (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dragonnets



Grondins

Chelidonichthys cuculus 2013 St-Cast (22) ©Bruce (via OZP/GooglePhotos)	Chelidonichthys lucernus 2010 Corse by Roberto Pillon (via fishbase)	Eutrigla gurnardus aquarium (DK) ©Biopix by N Sloth (via Encyclopedia of Life)


		Chelidonichthys lastoviza Croatie by Roberto Pillon (via Wikimedia Commons)
Grondins



Scorpaenidae

Dendrochirus zebra 2006 Tasik Ria (Sulawesi) by Jens Petersen (via Wikimedia Commons)	Iracundus signifer at night, 1996 Oahu (Hawaii) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Pterois miles 2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)


Rhinopias frondosa 1996 Ambon Bay (Indonesia) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Scorpaena scrofa 2009 Agay (Fr83) ©mda (via INaturalist)	Scorpaenopsis oxycephala 2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist)


	Taenianotus triacanthus 2007 by Christian Stamm (via Wikimedia Commons)
Scorpaenidae



Synanceiidae

Inimicus didactylus 2009 by Silke Baron (via Wikimedia Commons)	Inimicus filamentosus 2008 Hurghada ©christine (via OZP)	Synanceia horrida 2019 Bohol (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist)


	Synanceia verrucosa 2008 Hurghada ©Eric (via ozp/GooglePhotos)
Synanceiidae



Tetrarogidae

Ablabys binotatus 2018 Kenya ©Ewout Knoester (via INaturalist)	Ablabys macracanthus 2009 Indonesia by Jim Greenfield (via fishbase)	Ablabys taenianotus 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist)


Centropogon australis 2004 Sydney by Chris Roberts (via INaturalist)	Glyptauchen panduratus 2019 WAustralia ©AlexHoschke (via INaturalist)	Paracentropogon zonatus 2013 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Andrey Ryanskiy (via fishbase)


Richardsonichthys leucogaster 2013 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Andrey Ryanskiy (via fishbase)
Tetrarogidae

MàJ 13/03/2023