Scorpaeninae Explained
Scorpaeninae is a subfamily of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes, it includes the scorpionfishes, the lionfishes and turkeyfishes. They bear venomous spines in the anal, dorsal and pelvic fins which can cause severe pain in envenomated humans. The subfamily is distributed in the tropical and temperate seas around the world.
Genera
Scorpaeninae is divided into two tribes, the Scorpaenini, which contains 17 genera, and the Pteroini which contains 5 genera:
- Scorpaenini Risso, 1826
- Hipposcorpaena Fowler, 1938
- Hoplosebastes Schmidt, 1929
- Idiastion Eschmeyer, 1965
- Iracundus Jordan & Evermann, 1903
- Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935
- Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa, 2001
- Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876
- Phenacoscorpius Fowler, 1938
- Pogonoscorpius Regan, 1908
- Pontinus Poey 1860
- Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856
- Rhinopias Gill, 1905
- Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
- Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
- Scorpaenopsis Heckel 1837
- Sebastapistes Gill, 1877
- Taenianotus Lacépède, 1802
- Thysanichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Ursinoscorpaenopsis Nakabo & Yamada, 1996
- Pteroini Kaup, 1873
