sea raven
Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Hemitripterus americanus seen at Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Hemitripterus americanus, the sea raven, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Hemitripterinae of the family Agonidae. The sea raven is found along the Atlantic coast of North America.
Wikipedia contributors, Hemitripterus americanus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:49:10.443701+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Name authority
- (Gmelin, 1789)
- Common name
- sea raven
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Hemitripteridae
- Genus
- Hemitripterus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyHemitripteridae Gill, 1865
- genusHemitripterus Cuvier, 1829
- speciesHemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemitripterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| bigmouth sculpinHemitripterus bolini (Myers, 1934) | HemitripteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shaggy sea ravenHemitripterus villosus (Pallas, 1814) | HemitripteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hemitripterus americanus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Scorpaena flava Mitchill, 1815 Mitchill, 1815 | synonym |
| Cottus hispidus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Cottus acadian Walbaum, 1792 Walbaum, 1792 | synonym |
| Hemitripterus acadianus Storer, 1853 Storer, 1853 | synonym |
| Scorpaena americana Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Scorpaena americana Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Scorpaena purpurea Mitchill, 1818 Mitchill, 1818 | synonym |
| Scorpaena rufa Mitchill, 1818 Mitchill, 1818 | synonym |
| Cottus tripterygius Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159518 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KTQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.