Scorpaeniformes

E48584
order of fishes taxonomic rank

Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes scorpionfishes, lionfishes, rockfishes, and related often venomous, bottom-dwelling marine species.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Scorpaeniformes canonical 39
Scorpaenoidei 5

Statements (106)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of fishes ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ
bodyShape often laterally compressed ⓘ
sometimes robust and stocky ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName mail‑cheeked fishes ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
carnivorous ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ
economicImportance aquarium trade ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ
recreational fisheries ⓘ
geographicDistribution Arctic Ocean ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
worldwide oceans ⓘ
hasCharacteristic benthic ⓘ
bony fishes ⓘ
bony head armor ⓘ
bottom‑dwelling ⓘ
camouflage ⓘ
cryptic coloration ⓘ
large pectoral fins ⓘ
mostly marine ⓘ
often venomous ⓘ
often with venom glands associated with fin spines ⓘ
ray‑finned fishes ⓘ
spines on head and body ⓘ
spiny‑rayed fishes ⓘ
suborbital stay ⓘ
includes Agonidae ⓘ
Anoplopomatidae ⓘ
Aploactinidae ⓘ
Bathylutichthyidae ⓘ
Bembridae ⓘ
Comephoridae ⓘ
Congiopodidae ⓘ
Cottidae ⓘ
Cottoidei ⓘ
Cyclopteridae ⓘ
Cyclopteridae ⓘ
surface form: Cyclopteroidei

Ereuniidae ⓘ
Gasterosteoidei ⓘ
Hemitripteridae ⓘ
Hexagrammidae ⓘ
Hexagrammoidei ⓘ
Hoplichthyidae ⓘ
Liparidae ⓘ
Sebastidae ⓘ
surface form: Neosebastidae

Normanichthyidae ⓘ
Normanichthyidae ⓘ
surface form: Normanichthyoidei

Bembridae ⓘ
surface form: Parabembridae

Pataecidae ⓘ
Peristediidae ⓘ
Platycephalidae ⓘ
Platycephalidae ⓘ
surface form: Platycephaloidei

Plectrogeniidae ⓘ
Psychrolutidae ⓘ
Pycnoidei ⓘ
Rhamphocottidae ⓘ
Scorpaenidae ⓘ
Scorpaenidae ⓘ
surface form: Scorpaeninae

Scorpaeniformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Scorpaenoidei

Sebastidae ⓘ
Sebastinae ⓘ
Sebastolobidae ⓘ
Setarchidae ⓘ
Synanceiidae ⓘ
Tetrarogidae ⓘ
Trichodontidae ⓘ
Triglidae ⓘ
Zoarcoidei ⓘ
greenlings ⓘ
gurnards ⓘ
lionfishes ⓘ
lumpfishes ⓘ
rockfishes ⓘ
scorpionfishes ⓘ
sculpins ⓘ
sea robins ⓘ
snailfishes ⓘ
stonefishes ⓘ
includesFreshwaterSpecies true ⓘ
infraclass Actinopterygii ⓘ
surface form: Teleostei
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion demersal ⓘ
notableSpecies Pterois volitans ⓘ
Scorpaena scrofa ⓘ
Sebastes alutus ⓘ
Synanceiidae ⓘ
surface form: Synanceia verrucosa
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction mostly oviparous ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship Theodore Gill ⓘ
sometimesClassifiedAs suborder of Perciformes ⓘ
subclass Neopterygii ⓘ
taxonomicStatus subject to revision ⓘ
typicalHabitat continental shelf ⓘ
continental slope ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
deep‑sea environments ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ
shallow coastal waters ⓘ
soft‑bottom marine habitats ⓘ
venomUse defense against predators ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Actinopterygii → includesOrder → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Scorpaeniformes → includes → Scorpaeniformes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scorpaenoidei
Scorpaenidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Scorpaenidae → higherTaxon → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scorpaenoidei
Sebastidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Cottidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Anoplopomatidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Hexagrammidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Platycephalidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Agonidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Agonidae → taxonomicGroup → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scorpaenoidei
Cyclopteridae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Liparidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Psychrolutidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Ereuniidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Normanichthyidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Peristediidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Comephoridae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Rhamphocottidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Hemitripteridae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Pataecidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Tetrarogidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Sebastolobidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Setarchidae → parentTaxon → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Setarchidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Synanceiidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Synanceiidae → belongsToSuborder → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scorpaenoidei
Bembridae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Hoplichthyidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Congiopodidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Aploactinidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Aploactinidae → suborder → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scorpaenoidei
Bathylutichthyidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Pycnoidei → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Pycnoidei → belongsTo → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Cottoidei → parentTaxon → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Cottoidei → subdivisionOf → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Zoarcoidei → parentTaxon → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Hexagrammoidei → parentTaxon → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Hexagrammoidei → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Pterois volitans → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Scorpaena scrofa → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Plectrogeniidae → order → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Gasterosteoidei → parentTaxon → Scorpaeniformes ⓘ