Scorpaeniformes
The Scorpaeniformes, also known as the mail-cheeked fishes, are a diverse order of marine and freshwater ray-finned fish. They belong in the group Scleroparei. Scorpaeniforms are widespread throughout the oceans of the world. An example is the sculpin.
Classification
Here is a list of mail-cheeked fishes:
- Psychrolutes marcidus
- De Beaufort's flathead
- Australian prowfish
- Sea robin
- Peristediidae
- Eschmeyer nexus
- Velvetfish
- Stonefish
- Rockfish
- Thornyhead
- Adelosebastes
- Spiny scorpionfish
- Sebastolobus altivelis
- Horsefish
- Stickleback
Deepwater scorpionfish (Setarchinae)
Scorpaeniformes Media
Sebastinae: Rose fish, Sebastes norvegicus
Scorpaenidae: Longspine scorpionfish, Pontinus longispinis
Related pages
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Scorpaeniformes" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Erilepis zonifer" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
General references
- "Scorpaeniformes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 March 2006.
- J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World Archived 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 467–495
Other websites
- Scorpaeniformes on English Wikipedia
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