Scorpaenodes guamensis

Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Subordo: Scorpaenoidei

Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Scorpaenodes
Species: Scorpaenodes guamensis

Name

Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

• Lectotype: MNHN 6667 44.0 mm.
• Paralectotype: MNHN 29.5 mm, 6670 (?).

Type locality: Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific.

Etymology: named after its type locality, Guam.

Synonymy

• Scorpaena guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
• Scorpaena rubropunctata Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829
• Sebastes minutus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829
• Scorpaena chilioprista Rüppell, 1838
• Scorpaena polylepis Bleeker, 1851
• Centropogon echinatus Macleay, 1881
• Scorpaena erinacea Garman, 1903
• Scorpaenopsis quiescens Seale, 1906

Vernacular names

English: Guam Scorpionfish

References

• Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Struthers, C.D. 2016. Redescription of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) (Scorpaenidae), a senior synonym of seven nominal species. Zootaxa 4067(3): 345–360. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.3.4. Reference page. 
• Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1824–25. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de: Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. "L'Uranie" et "La Physicienne," pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris. 192–401 [1–328 in 1824; 329–616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43–65. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Scorpaenodes guamensis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Scorpaenodes guamensis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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