ADW: Scorpaena: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Scorpaeniformes
        
        Family Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
        
        Genus Scorpaena
        
        Species Scorpaena afuerae (Peruvian scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena agassizii (Longfin scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena albifimbria (Coral Scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena angolensis (Angola rockfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena annobonae
        
        Species Scorpaena ascensionis
        
        Species Scorpaena azorica
        
        Species Scorpaena bergii (Goosehead Scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena brachyptera (Shortfin scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena brasiliensis (Barbfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena brevispina (Japanese shortspined scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena bulacephala (Bullhead scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena calcarata (Red scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena canariensis
        
        Species Scorpaena cardinalis (Billy bougain)
        
        Species Scorpaena cocosensis
        
        Species Scorpaena colorata
        
        Species Scorpaena cookii (Cook's rockcod)
        
        Species Scorpaena dispar (Hunchback scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena elachys (Dwarf scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena elongata (Slender rockfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena fernandeziana
        
        Species Scorpaena gasta (Ghostly scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena gibbifrons
        
        Species Scorpaena grandicornis (Grass scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena grandisquamis (Bigscale scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena guttata (California scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena hatizyoensis
        
        Species Scorpaena hemilepidota
        
        Species Scorpaena histrio (Dark blotch scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena inermis (Mushroom Scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena isthmensis (Smooth-cheek scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena izensis (Izu scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena lacrimata
        
        Species Scorpaena laevis (Senegalese rockfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena loppei (Cadenat's rockfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena maderensis (Madeira rockfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena melasma
        
        Species Scorpaena mellissii (Deepwater gurnard)
        
        Species Scorpaena miostoma
        
        Species Scorpaena moultoni
        
        Species Scorpaena mystes (Pacific spotted scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena neglecta (Scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena normani (Norman's rockfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena notata (Red scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena onaria (Neglected scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena orgila
        
        Species Scorpaena papillosa (Chained scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena pascuensis
        
        Species Scorpaena pele
        
        Species Scorpaena pepo (Pumpkin scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena petricola
        
        Species Scorpaena plumieri (Gurnard)
        
        Species Scorpaena porcus (Black scorpion fish)
        
        Species Scorpaena russula (Reddish scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena scrofa (Bigscale scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena sonorae (Sonora scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena stephanica (Scorpionfish)
        
        Species Scorpaena sumptuosa (Western red rockcod)
        
        Species Scorpaena thomsoni
        
        Species Scorpaena tierrae
        
        Species Scorpaena uncinata

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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