Taxonavigation: Scorpaenoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Scorpaeniformes
Subordo: Scorpaenoidei

Familia: Scorpaenidae
Subfamilia: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Scorpaenodes
Species: Scorpaenodes guamensis

Name

Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

  • Lectotype: MNHN 6667 44.0 mm.
  • Paralectotype: MNHN 29.5 mm, 6670 (?).

Type locality: Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific.

Etymology: named after its type locality, Guam.

Synonymy

  • Scorpaena guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Scorpaena rubropunctata Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829
  • Sebastes minutus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829
  • Scorpaena chilioprista Rüppell, 1838
  • Scorpaena polylepis Bleeker, 1851
  • Centropogon echinatus Macleay, 1881
  • Scorpaena erinacea Garman, 1903
  • Scorpaenopsis quiescens Seale, 1906

Vernacular names

English: Guam Scorpionfish

References

  • Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Struthers, C.D. 2016. Redescription of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) (Scorpaenidae), a senior synonym of seven nominal species. Zootaxa 4067(3): 345–360. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.3.4. Reference page. 
  • Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1824–25. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de: Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. "L'Uranie" et "La Physicienne," pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris. 192–401 [1–328 in 1824; 329–616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43–65. BHL Reference page. 
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