| Classification |
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Ostéichthyen Scorpaeniforme
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| 27 espèces |
| Etymologies | Source | |
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| Scorpaenopsis | Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 + Greek, opsis = appearance | fishbase |
| Scorpaenopsis | ||
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| juvénile?
2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
juvénile?
2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Scorpaenopsis | ||
| Scorpaenopsis barbata | ||
| fishbase / meerwasser / nomadica | Synonymes
Bearded scorpionfish |
Rüppell, 1838 / NE / ITIS 644547 |
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| 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
2016 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
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2014 by Erics
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2019 Thailand ©Vinh Le
(via INaturalist) |
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2012 by AndresTorres
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2008 Dahab (Egypt) by Bernd
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2008 Soudan by Hectonicus
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2008 Iran ©Ramin Ketabi
(via fishbase) |
2016 Aqaba ©Trevor Meyer
(via fishbase) |
2008 Iran ©Ramin Ketabi
(via fishbase) |
| W- Indian Ocean & Red Sea | Poisson-scorpion à guenilles | tropical |
| body heavily pigmented with dark brown or reddish brown, mottled with whitish and blackish blotches; often with a dark brown bar extending ventrally from posterior half of eye and broadening onto lower cheek | ||
| < 30m / 22cm | venomous spines | benthiq, usually rest during the day in crevices |
| Scorpaenopsis barbata | ||
| Scorpaenopsis diabolus | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / fr.wiki / australianmuseum / cookislands / fishesofaustralia / fishipedia | Synonymes
False stonefish |
Bleeker, 1849 / LC / ITIS 166875 |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2013 aquarium (Waikiki) by Wmpearl
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2009 Queensland (Au) ©Nigel Marsh
(via INaturalist) |
2012 Hawaii by David R
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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1997 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
1995 Batangas (Philippines) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2008 Timor by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2013 NSW (Au) by Ian Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2013 NSW (Au) by Ian Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2016 Lord Howe Island (Au) by John Turnbull
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo-Pacifiq & Red sea | Faux poisson pierre | tropical |
| bossu; shallow pit below front corner of eye; couleur du corps adaptée au support sur lequel elle se confond; colorful inside the pectoral fins, used for display | ||
| 1-70m / 30cm | Venomous dorsal sting | relatively uncommon; benthiq, often partly buried; solitary or in pairs; flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed |
| Scorpaenopsis diabolus | ||
| Scorpaenopsis oxycephala | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / australianmuseum / fr.wiki / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Smallscale Scorpionfish / Tassled scorpionfish / Rascasse tête plate |
Bleeker, 1849 / LC / ITIS 644557 |
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| 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Bohol (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2009 Tulamben (Bali) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2007 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Eric (via ozp/GooglePhotos) | 1995 Flores (ID) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
1995 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2019 Indonesie ©Tsu Soo Tan
(via INaturalist) |
2006 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Carla van Westing
(via INaturalist) |
2012 Raja Ampat by David R
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, 2009 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Bernard DUPONT
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2005 Coral Sea (Au) by Richard Ling
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2011 Elphoinstone (Egypt) by Dereck Keats
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, 2005 by Nhobgood
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2016 Maldives ©Trevor Meyer
(via fishbase) |
2016 Maldives ©Trevor Meyer
(via fishbase) |
2016 Maldives ©Trevor Meyer
(via fishbase) |
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| 2006 Marsa Alam (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
Aqaba by Mr. Mohammed Al Momany
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2016 Sodwana Bay (SAfrica) ©Georgina Jones
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo-WPacifiq & Red sea | Poisson scorpion à houppes | tropical |
| highly variable in color; adults 'bearded' with numerous tassels; tête plate;
snout very long; space between opercular spines naked; nombreux lambeaux de peau sur le corps et la tete;
tacheté de brun, rouge et gris (camouflage); bandes marron foncé verticales et irrégulières sur la caudale
juveniles slender with tall dorsal fin |
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| 1-60m (jsq 250m) / 15-30-36cm | venomous spines | solitaire, benthiq, in clear-water outer reefs |
| Scorpaenopsis oxycephala | ||
| Scorpaenopsis papuensis | ||
| fishbase / fishipedia / endemia / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes | Cuvier, 1829 / LC / ITIS 644558 |
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| 2016 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2014 Komodo ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Raja Ampat ©JMP (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2019 Raja Ampat ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
2011 Bunaken by Rob
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2018 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
| E-Indian & WC-Pacifiq | Papuan scorpionfish | tropical |
| dark purplish blotch on the rear of the spinous dorsal fin;
juveniles with large, forward pointing tentacles above the eyes | ||
| <40m / 25cm | venomous spines | solitary and difficult to see due to camouflage colors |
| Scorpaenopsis papuensis | ||
| Scorpaenopsis venosa | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Raggy scorpionfish |
Cuvier, 1829 / LC / ITIS 644564 |
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| 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2009 Tulamben (Bali) by Ian Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2001 Bunaken by Rob
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2019 Queensland (Au) ©Peter
(via INaturalist) |
2019 Queensland (Au) ©Nigel Marsh
(via INaturalist) |
Lizard Is (Au) by Lyle Vail
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Poisson-scorpion à guenilles | tropical |
| corps tacheté de brun, de rouge et de blanc; tête à la bouche aplatie; lambeaux de peau entourant son corps et sa tête; dark triangle below the eye; small juveniles have three white spots along the back | ||
| 2-25 (jsq 95m) / 25cm | Venomous spines | well camouflaged in areas of algae, seagrass or sponge |
| Scorpaenopsis venosa | ||
MàJ 13/03/2023
