Guam scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
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
- Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Common name
- Guam scorpionfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Scorpaenodes
- 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
- genusScorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
- speciesScorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scorpaenodes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scorpaenodes africanus Pfaff, 1933 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scorpaenodes arenai Torchio, 1962 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| reef scorpionfishScorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scorpaenodes elongatus Cadenat, 1950 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scorpaenodes insularis Eschmeyer, 1971 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins, 1903) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| minor scorpionfishScorpaenodes minor (Smith, 1958) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus Poss, McCosker & Baldwin, 2010 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scorpaenodes steenei Allen, 1977 | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| deepreef scorpionfishScorpaenodes tredecimspinosus (Metzelaar, 1919) | ScorpaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blotchfin scorpionfishScorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Scorpaena guamensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
| Scorpaenodes guamnsis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | synonym |
| Scorpaenopsis quiescens Seale, 1906 Seale, 1906 | synonym |
| Centropogon echinatus Macleay, 1881 Macleay, 1881 | synonym |
| Scorpaena chilioprista Rüppell, 1838 Rüppell, 1838 | synonym |
| Scorpaena erinacea Garman, 1903 Garman, 1903 | synonym |
| Sebastes minutus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Scorpaena polylepis Bleeker, 1851 Bleeker, 1851 | synonym |
| Scorpaena rubropunctata Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | 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=218094 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:4VWVM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.