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Scorpaeniformes
Description | The Scorpaeniformes are a diverse order of ray-finned fish, including the lionfish, but have also been called the Scleroparei. It is one of the five largest orders of bony fishes by number of species, with over 1,320. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpaeniformes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Scorpaeniformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scorpaeniformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Scorpaeniformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 27 (71%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Mail-cheeked Fishes, Scorpion Fishes, Sculpins, Chabots, Rascasses, Kindpansrade Fiskar, Schorpioenvissen, Скорпеноподібні, カサゴ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpaeniformes |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Anoplopomatoidei ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hexagrammoidei ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Abyssocottidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Agonidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anoplopomatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Apistidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aploactidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Aploactinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathylutichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bembridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Caracanthidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Comephoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Congiopodidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Cottidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cottocomephoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cottoidei ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cyclopteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dactylopteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ereuniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eschmeyeridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gnathanacanthidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Hemitripteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hexagrammidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hoplichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Liparidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neosebastidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Normanichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parabembridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pataecidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Peristediidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Perryenidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platycephalidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plectrogeniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Psychrolutidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pterygocephalidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhamphocottidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scorpaenidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sebastidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Setarchidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synanceiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tetrarogidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triglidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Sea Robin | 31 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Zanclorhynchidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ctenopomichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Eocottus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eosynanceja ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Eutrigla genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Hoplichthys genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lepidocottus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Neoplatycephalus genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Notesthes genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Ophiodon genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Podothecus genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Zaniolepis genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Hyperprosopodasys zonolepis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1963 | Scorpaeniformes Jordan p. 708 |
2002 | Scorpaeniformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Scorpaeniformes Nelson |
2011 | Scorpaeniformes Long p. 244 |
2012 | Scorpaeniformes Fierstine et al. p. 96 |
2018 | Scorpaeniformes Carnevale and Godfrey p. 174 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!