Order: (Scorpionfishes and flatheads)

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Family: Neosebastidae (Gurnard scorpionfishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Maxillicosta lopholepis Big-eye gurnard perch
Maxillicosta meridianus Southern gurnard perch
Maxillicosta raoulensis Red little gurnard perch
Maxillicosta reticulata Unspecified
Maxillicosta scabriceps Little gurnard perch
Maxillicosta whitleyi Whitley's scorpionfish
Neosebastes bougainvillii Gulf gurnard perch
Neosebastes capricornis Capricorn gurnard perch
Neosebastes entaxis Orange-banded scorpionfish
Neosebastes incisipinnis Incised gurnard perch
Neosebastes johnsoni Johnson's gurnard perch
Neosebastes longirostris Long-snout gurnard perch
Neosebastes multisquamus Ogasawara gurnard perch
Neosebastes nigropunctatus Black-spotted gurnard perch
Neosebastes occidentalis Orange-banded gurnard perch
Neosebastes pandus Rough gurnard perch
Neosebastes scorpaenoides Ruddy gurnard perch
Neosebastes thetidis Thetis fish

Family: Normanichthyidae (Mote sculpins)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Normanichthys crockeri Mote sculpin

Family: Parabembridae (Sprat-like flatheads)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Parabembras curtus Unspecified
Parabembras robinsoni African deep-water flathead

Family: Pataecidae (Australian prowfishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Aetapcus maculatus Warty prowfish
Neopataecus waterhousii Whiskered prowfish
Pataecus fronto Red Indian fish

Family: Peristediidae (Armoured sea robins)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Gargariscus prionocephalus Jagged-head gurnard
Heminodus philippinus Unspecified
Paraheminodus kamoharai Unspecified
Paraheminodus laticephalus Unspecified
Paraheminodus longirostralis Unspecified
Paraheminodus murrayi Murray's armoured gurnard
Peristedion altipinne Unspecified
Peristedion amblygenys Unspecified
Peristedion antillarum Long-nose armoured sea robin
Peristedion barbiger Unspecified
Peristedion brevirostre Flat-head sea robin
Peristedion cataphractum African armoured sea robin
Peristedion crustosum Unspecified
Peristedion ecuadorense Unspecified
Peristedion gracile Slender sea robin
Peristedion greyae Unspecified
Peristedion imberbe Unspecified
Peristedion liorhynchus Armoured gurnard
Peristedion longicornutum Unspecified
Peristedion longispatha Unspecified
Peristedion miniatum Armoured sea robin
Peristedion nesium Unspecified
Peristedion nierstraszi Unspecified
Peristedion orientale Unspecified
Peristedion paucibarbiger Unspecified
Peristedion riversandersoni Unspecified
Peristedion thompsoni Rim-spine sea robin
Peristedion truncatum Black armoured sea robin
Peristedion unicuspis Unspecified
Peristedion weberi Unspecified
Satyrichthys clavilapis Unspecified
Satyrichthys laticeps Unspecified
Satyrichthys longiceps Unspecified
Satyrichthys milleri Unspecified
Satyrichthys moluccensis Black-finned armoured gurnard
Satyrichthys rieffeli Spotted armoured gurnard
Satyrichthys welchi Robust armoured gurnard
Scalicus amiscus Unspecified
Scalicus engyceros Unspecified
Scalicus gilberti Unspecified
Scalicus hians Unspecified
Scalicus investigatoris Unspecified
Scalicus orientalis Unspecified
Scalicus quadratorostratus Unspecified
Scalicus serrulatus Unspecified

Family: Perryenidae (White-nose pigfishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Perryena leucometopon White-nose pigfish

Family: Platycephalidae (Flatheads)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Ambiserrula jugosa Mud flathead
Cociella crocodilus Crocodile flathead
Cociella heemstrai Unspecified
Cociella hutchinsi Brown-margin flathead
Cociella punctata Spotted flathead
Cociella somaliensis Unspecified
Cymbacephalus beauforti Crocodile fish
Cymbacephalus bosschei Small-eyed flathead
Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus Fringe-eyed flathead
Cymbacephalus staigeri Northern rock flathead
Elates ransonnettii Dwarf flathead
Grammoplites knappi Unspecified
Grammoplites scaber Rough flathead
Grammoplites suppositus Spot-fin flathead
Inegocia harrisii Harris' flathead
Inegocia japonica Japanese flathead
Inegocia ochiaii Unspecified
Kumococius rodericensis Spiny flathead
Leviprora inops Long-head flathead
Onigocia bimaculata Two-spotted flathead
Onigocia grandisquama Unspecified
Onigocia lacrimalis Smooth-snout flathead
Onigocia macrolepis Notched flathead
Onigocia oligolepis Large-scale flathead
Onigocia pedimacula Broad-band flathead
Onigocia sibogae Unspecified
Onigocia spinosa Midget flathead
Papilloculiceps longiceps Tentacled flathead
Platycephalus aurimaculatus Toothy flathead
Platycephalus bassensis Sand flathead
Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus Blue-spotted flathead
Platycephalus chauliodous Big-tooth flathead
Platycephalus conatus Deep-water flathead
Platycephalus cultellatus Unspecified
Platycephalus endrachtensis Bar-tailed flathead
Platycephalus fuscus Dusky flathead
Platycephalus grandispinis Long-spined flathead
Platycephalus indicus Bar-tail flathead
Platycephalus laevigatus Black flathead
Platycephalus marmoratus Marbled flathead
Platycephalus micracanthus Unspecified
Platycephalus orbitalis Western-Australian flathead
Platycephalus richardsoni Tiger flathead
Platycephalus speculator Yank flathead
Platycephalus westraliae Unspecified
Ratabulus diversidens Free-spine flathead
Ratabulus fulviguttatus Orange-freckled flathead
Ratabulus megacephalus Unspecified
Ratabulus ventralis Unspecified
Rogadius asper Olive-tailed flathead
Rogadius fehlmanni Unspecified
Rogadius mcgroutheri McGrouther's flathead
Rogadius patriciae Black-banded flathead
Rogadius pristiger Thorny flathead
Rogadius serratus Serrated flathead
Rogadius welanderi Welander's flathead
Solitas gruveli Guinea flathead
Sorsogona humerosa White-margined flathead
Sorsogona melanoptera Obscure flathead
Sorsogona nigripinna Black-fin flathead
Sorsogona portuguesa South African thorny flathead
Sorsogona prionota Half-spined flathead
Sorsogona tuberculata Tuberculated flathead
Suggrundus cooperi Unspecified
Suggrundus macracanthus Large-spined flathead
Suggrundus meerdervoortii Unspecified
Sunagocia arenicola Broad-head flathead
Sunagocia carbunculus Papillose flathead
Sunagocia otaitensis Fringe-lip flathead
Sunagocia sainsburyi Sainsbury's flathead
Thysanophrys armata Unspecified
Thysanophrys celebica Celebes flathead
Thysanophrys chiltonae Long-snout flathead
Thysanophrys cirronasa Tassel-snout flathead
Thysanophrys longirostris Unspecified
Thysanophrys papillaris Small-knob flathead
Thysanophrys randalli Snub-snouted flathead
Thysanophrys rarita Somali flathead
Thysanophrys springeri Red Sea flathead
Thysanophrys tricaudata Sri Lankan flathead

Family: Plectrogeniidae (Stinger flatheads)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Plectrogenium barsukovi Unspecified
Plectrogenium nanum Unspecified

Family: Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Ambophthalmos angustus Pale toadfish
Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros Unspecified
Ambophthalmos magnicirrus Unspecified
Cottunculus granulosus Fathead sculpin
Cottunculus konstantinovi Unspecified
Cottunculus microps Polar sculpin
Cottunculus nudus Bony-skull toadfish
Cottunculus sadko Unspecified
Cottunculus spinosus Unspecified
Cottunculus thomsonii Pallid sculpin
Cottunculus tubulosus Unspecified
Dasycottus setiger Spiny-head sculpin
Ebinania australiae Unspecified
Ebinania brephocephala Unspecified
Ebinania costaecanariae Unspecified
Ebinania gyrinoides Unspecified
Ebinania macquariensis Macquarie blobfish
Ebinania malacocephala Unspecified
Ebinania vermiculata Unspecified
Eurymen bassargini Unspecified
Eurymen gyrinus Smooth-cheek sculpin
Gilbertidia dolganovi Unspecified
Gilbertidia pustulosa Unspecified
Malacocottus aleuticus White-tail sculpin
Malacocottus gibber Unspecified
Malacocottus kincaidi Black-fin sculpin
Malacocottus zonurus Dark-fin sculpin
Neophrynichthys heterospilos Southern dark toadfish
Neophrynichthys latus Dark toadfish
Psychrolutes inermis Unspecified
Psychrolutes macrocephalus Unspecified
Psychrolutes marcidus Blobfish
Psychrolutes marmoratus Unspecified
Psychrolutes microporos Unspecified
Psychrolutes occidentalis Western Australian sculpin
Psychrolutes paradoxus Tadpole sculpin
Psychrolutes phrictus Blob sculpin
Psychrolutes sigalutes Soft sculpin
Psychrolutes sio Unspecified
Psychrolutes subspinosus Unspecified

Family: Rhamphocottidae (Grunt sculpins)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Rhamphocottus richardsonii Grunt sculpin

Family: Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Brachypterois curvispinaAustralian saw-cheek scorpionfish
Brachypterois serrulata Saw-cheek scorpionfish
Brachypterois serrulifer Unspecified
Caracanthus maculatus Spotted coral croucher fish
Caracanthus madagascariensis Spotted croucher fish
Caracanthus typicus Hawaiian orbicular velvet fish
Caracanthus unipinna Pygmy coral croucher fish
Dendrochirus barberi Hawaiian lion-fish
Dendrochirus bellus Unspecified
Dendrochirus biocellatus Two-spot turkey-fish
Dendrochirus brachypterus Short-fin turkey-fish
Dendrochirus hemprichi Dwarf lion-fish
Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Tuamotu's dwarf lion-fish
Dendrochirus zebra Zebra turkey-fish
Ebosia bleekeri Bleeker's lion-fish
Ebosia falcata Unspecified
Ebosia vespertina Unspecified
Hipposcorpaena filamentosus Filamentous scorpionfish
Hoplosebastes armatus Unspecified
Idiastion hageyi Unspecified
Idiastion kyphos Unspecified
Idiastion pacificum Flame humpback scorpionfish
Iracundus signifer Decoy scorpionfish
Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps Orange scorpionfish
Neomerinthe bathyperimensis Unspecified
Neomerinthe bauchotae Unspecified
Neomerinthe beanorum Unspecified
Neomerinthe folgori Folger's scorpionfish
Neomerinthe hemingwayi Spiny-cheek scorpionfish
Neomerinthe megalepis Unspecified
Neomerinthe naevosa Blotched Polynesian scorpionfish
Neomerinthe pallidimacula Unspecified
Neomerinthe procurva Curved-spine scorpionfish
Neomerinthe rotunda Unspecified
Neomerinthe rufescens Unspecified
Neoscorpaena nielseni Unspecified
Parapterois heterura Blackfoot firefish
Parapterois macrura Unspecified
Parascorpaena aurita Golden scorpionfish
Parascorpaena bandanensis Banda scorpionfish
Parascorpaena maculipinnis Unspecified
Parascorpaena mcadamsi McAdam's scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mossambica Mozambique scorpionfish
Parascorpaena moultoni Coral perch
Parascorpaena picta Northern scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius adenensis Toothed no-line scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Eschmeyer's scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius longilineatus Southern no-line scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius longirostris Long-snout no-line scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius megalops No-line scorpionfish
Phenacoscorpius nebris Short-tube scorpionfish
Pogonoscorpius sechellensis Seychelles scorpionfish
Pontinus accraensis Ghanean rockfish
Pontinus castor Long-snout scorpionfish
Pontinus clemensi Mottled scorpionfish
Pontinus corallinus Unspecified
Pontinus furcirhinus Unspecified
Pontinus helena Unspecified
Pontinus kuhlii Offshore rockfish
Pontinus leda Speckled deep-water scorpionfish
Pontinus longispinis Long-spine scorpionfish
Pontinus macrocephalus Large-headed scorpionfish
Pontinus nematophthalmus Spiny-throat scorpionfish
Pontinus nigerimum Black-lash scorpionfish
Pontinus nigropunctatus St. Helena deep-water scorpionfish
Pontinus rathbuni High-fin scorpionfish
Pontinus rhodochrous Unspecified
Pontinus sierra Speckled scorpionfish
Pontinus strigatus Stalk-eye scorpionfish
Pontinus tentacularis Unspecified
Pontinus vaughani Spot-back scorpionfish
Pteroidichthys acutus Long-snout weedy scorpionfish
Pteroidichthys amboinensis Ambon scorpionfish
Pteroidichthys caussei Causse's scorpionfish
Pteroidichthys noronhai Noronha's scorpiocnfish
Pterois andover Andover lion-fish
Pterois antennata Broad-barred firefish
Pterois brevipectoralis Unspecified
Pterois lunulata Luna lion-fish
Pterois miles Devil firefish
Pterois mombasae Frill-fin turkey-fish
Pterois paucispinula Mombasa lion-fish
Pterois radiata Radial firefish
Pterois russelii Plain-tail turkey-fish
Pterois sphex Hawaiian turkey-fish
Pterois volitans Red lion-fish
Rhinopias aphanes Lacy scorpionfish
Rhinopias argoliba Unspecified
Rhinopias cea Cea's scorpionfish
Rhinopias eschmeyeri Eschmeyer's scorpionfish
Rhinopias frondosa Weedy scorpionfish
Rhinopias xenops Unspecified
Scorpaena afuerae Peruvian scorpionfish
Scorpaena agassizii Long-fin scorpionfish
Scorpaena albifimbria Coral scorpionfish
Scorpaena angolensis Angola rockfish
Scorpaena annobonae Unspecified
Scorpaena ascensionis Unspecified
Scorpaena azorica Unspecified
Scorpaena bergii Goose-head scorpionfish
Scorpaena brachyptera Short-fin scorpionfish
Scorpaena brasiliensis Brazilian scorpionfish
Scorpaena brevispina Japanese short-spined scorpionfish
Scorpaena bulacephala Bull-head scorpionfish
Scorpaena calcarata Smooth-head scorpionfish
Scorpaena canariensis Unspecified
Scorpaena cardinalis Eastern red scorpionfish
Scorpaena cocosensis Unspecified
Scorpaena colorata Unspecified
Scorpaena dispar Hunchback scorpionfish
Scorpaena elachys Dwarf scorpionfish
Scorpaena elongata Slender rockfish
Scorpaena fernandeziana Unspecified
Scorpaena gasta Ghostly scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis Plumed scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandisquamis Big-scale scorpionfish
Scorpaena grattanica Unspecified
Scorpaena guttata California scorpionfish
Scorpaena hatizyoensis Unspecified
Scorpaena hemilepidota Unspecified
Scorpaena histrio Player scorpionfish
Scorpaena inermis Mushroom scorpionfish
Scorpaena isthmensis Smooth-cheek scorpionfish
Scorpaena izensis Izu scorpionfish
Scorpaena jacksoniensis Unspecified
Scorpaena lacrimata Unspecified
Scorpaena laevis Senegalese rockfish
Scorpaena loppei Cadenat's rockfish
Scorpaena maderensis Madeira rockfish
Scorpaena melasma Unspecified
Scorpaena mellissii Melliss' scorpionfish
Scorpaena miostoma Unspecified
Scorpaena mystes Unspecified
Scorpaena neglecta Unspecified
Scorpaena normani Norman's rockfish
Scorpaena notata Small red scorpionfish
Scorpaena onaria Western scorpionfish
Scorpaena orgila Bold scorpionfish
Scorpaena papillosa Red rock cod
Scorpaena pascuensis Unspecified
Scorpaena pele Unspecified
Scorpaena pepo Pumpkin scorpionfish
Scorpaena petricola Unspecified
Scorpaena plumieri Spotted scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena russula Reddish scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena sonorae Sonora scorpionfish
Scorpaena stephanica Spotted-fin rockfish
Scorpaena sumptuosa Western red scorpionfish
Scorpaena thomsoni Unspecified
Scorpaena tierrae Unspecified
Scorpaena uncinata Unspecified
Scorpaenodes africanus Unspecified
Scorpaenodes albaiensis Long-fingered scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes arenai Messina rockfish
Scorpaenodes bathycolus Unspecified
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Reef scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes corallinus Unspecified
Scorpaenodes elongatus African spotted scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes englerti Englert's scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes evides Cheek-spot scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes guamensis Guam scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes hirsutus Hairy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes immaculatus Unspecified
Scorpaenodes insularis Unspecified
Scorpaenodes investigatoris Unspecified
Scorpaenodes kelloggi Kellogg's scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes minor Minor scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes muciparus Unspecified
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis Low-fin scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Four-spine scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus Unspecified
Scorpaenodes scaber Pygmy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes smithi Little scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes steenei Steene's scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes steinitzi Unspecified
Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus Deep reef scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes tribulosus Unspecified
Scorpaenodes varipinnis Blotch-fin scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes xyris Rainbow scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis altirostris Unspecified
Scorpaenopsis barbata Bearded scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Big-mouth scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkin's scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa Weedy scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Sculpin scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis crenulata Serrated deep-water scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus False stonefish
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Unspecified
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Furneaux scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa Hump-backed scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis gilchristi Gilchrist's scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis insperatus Sydney scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata White-blotched scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis longispina Unspecified
Scorpaenopsis macrochir Flasher scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis neglecta Yellow-fin scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis obtusa Short-snout scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis orientalis Unspecified
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala Tasselled scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis papuensis Papuan scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis pluralis Unspecified
Scorpaenopsis possi Poss' scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis pusilla Unspecified
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Rama Rao's scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata Unspecified
Scorpaenopsis venosa Raggy scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Band-fin scorpionfish
Sebastapistes ballieui Spot-fin scorpionfish
Sebastapistes coniorta Humpback nohu scorpionfish
Sebastapistes cyanostigma Yellow-spotted scorpionfish
Sebastapistes fowleri Pygmy scorpionfish
Sebastapistes galactacma Galactacma scorpionfish
Sebastapistes mauritiana Spine-blotch scorpionfish
Sebastapistes nuchalis Unspecified
Sebastapistes strongia Bar-chin scorpionfish
Sebastapistes taeniophrys Eyebrow scorpionfish
Sebastapistes tinkhami Dark-spotted scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus Leaf scorpionfish
Thysanichthys crossotus Unspecified
Ursinoscorpaenopsis kitai Unspecified

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