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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes
Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Parascorpaena

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8 species (see list below)
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Parascorpaena armata
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838)

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Parascorpaena aurita
[Golden scorpionfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Parascorpaena bandanensis
[Banda scorpionfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Parascorpaena maculipinnis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)

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Parascorpaena mcadamsi
[McAdam's scorpionfish]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855)

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Parascorpaena mossambica
[Mozambique scorpionfish]
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Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Parascorpaena moultoni
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17.9 cm TL
Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier, 1829)

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Parascorpaena picta
[Northern scorpionfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parascorpaena armata Western Pacific 1873
Parascorpaena aurita Golden scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 15 TL 1838
Parascorpaena bandanensis Banda scorpionfish East Indies 10 TL 1851
Parascorpaena maculipinnis Indo-West Pacific. 5 SL 1957
Parascorpaena mcadamsi McAdam's scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 8 TL 1938
Parascorpaena mossambica Mozambique scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 12 TL 1855
Parascorpaena moultoni Western Central Pacific 5 SL 1961
Parascorpaena picta Northern scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 17.9 TL 1829



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