Setarchidae
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Setarchidae is a small family of scorpionfish
es.
Not all classifications recognise this family; Nelson and ITIS
include it in the family Scorpaenidae.
They are small marine fishes, growing up to 25 cm, and are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.
Scorpionfish
Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish, are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As the name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. The family is a large one, with hundreds of members. They are...
es.
Not all classifications recognise this family; Nelson and ITIS
Itis
Itis may refer to* Integrated Taxonomic Information System, a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species...
include it in the family Scorpaenidae.
They are small marine fishes, growing up to 25 cm, and are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.
Species
There are five species in three genera:- Genus Ectreposebastes
- Midwater scorpionfish, Ectreposebastes imus Garman, 1899.
- Pelagic scorpionfish, Ectreposebastes niger (Fourmanoir, 1971).
- Genus Lioscorpius
- Lioscorpius longiceps Günther, 1880.
- Genus Setarches
- Deepwater scorpionfish, Setarches guentheri Johnson, 1862.
- Setarches longimanus (AlcockAlfred William AlcockAlfred William Alcock was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath...
, 1894).