Scorpis
Scorpis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Scorpidinae of the sea chub family Kyphosidae which are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.[3]
| Scorpis | |
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| Blue maomao (S. violacea) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Scorpidinae |
| Genus: | Scorpis Valenciennes, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Scorpis georgianus Valenciennes, 1832[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Scorpis aequipinnis J. Richardson, 1848 (sea sweep)
- Scorpis chilensis Guichenot, 1848
- Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes, 1832 (banded sweep)
- Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865 (silver sweep)
- Scorpis violacea (F. W. Hutton, 1873) (blue maomao)
References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Scorpis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Scorpididae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Scorpis in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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