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Neomerinthe rufescens (Gilbert, 1905)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Neomerinthe rufescens (Gilbert, 1905)
Name authority
(Gilbert, 1905)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Scorpaenidae
Genus
Neomerinthe
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderScorpaenoidei
  12. familyScorpaenidae Risso, 1827
  13. subfamilyScorpaeninae Risso, 1827
  14. genusNeomerinthe Fowler, 1935
  15. speciesNeomerinthe rufescens (Gilbert, 1905)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Neomerinthe. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler, 1938)ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel, 1991ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock, 1896)ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe kaufmani (Herre, 1952)ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938)ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse, 2011ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938)ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
spinycheek scorpionfishNeomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler, 1935ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe parallelaspina Matsumoto & Motomura, 2024ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe costata Matsumoto & Motomura, 2024ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux, 1964)ScorpaenidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 194 records assigned to Scorpaenidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Helicolenus rufescens Gilbert, 1905 Gilbert, 1905synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276267 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:46MNP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.