McAdam's scorpionfish
Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Parascorpaena mcadamsi, also called McAdam's scorpionfish, or most commonly the ocellate scorpionfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the Indo-Pacific with habitats ranging from the eastern coast of Africa to the western coast of North America, though they are most abundant in the East Indies.
Wikipedia contributors, Parascorpaena mcadamsi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:19.063891+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)
- Name authority
- (Fowler, 1938)
- Common name
- McAdam's scorpionfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Parascorpaena
- 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
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familyScorpaenidae Risso, 1827
- subfamilyScorpaeninae Risso, 1827
- genusParascorpaena Bleeker, 1876
- speciesParascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parascorpaena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parascorpaena bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parascorpaena maculipinnis Smith, 1957 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parascorpaena moultoni (Whitley, 1961) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parascorpaena armata (Sauvage, 1873) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parascorpaena poseidon Chou & Liao, 2022 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mozambique scorpionfishParascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier, 1829) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Parascorpaena macadamsi (Fowler, 1938) (Fowler, 1938) | synonym |
| Scorpaena mcadamsi Fowler, 1938 Fowler, 1938 | synonym |
| Parascorpaena mcdamsi (Fowler, 1938) (Fowler, 1938) | 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=218064 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:4DBMR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.