channeled rockfish
Setarches guentheri Johnson, 1862
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.
Deepwater Scorpionfish, Setarches guentheri
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Open encyclopedia reference
The channelled rockfish (Setarches guentheri), commonly known as the deepwater scorpionfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Setarchinae, which is a part of the family Scorpaenidae. This species is found in various tropical and subtropical oceans and has a wide distribution.
Wikipedia contributors, Channelled rockfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:23:50.419923+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Setarches guentheri Johnson, 1862
- Name authority
- Johnson, 1862
- Common name
- channeled rockfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Setarchidae
- Genus
- Setarches
- 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
- familySetarchidae Matsubara, 1943
- genusSetarches Johnson, 1862
- speciesSetarches guentheri Johnson, 1862
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Setarches. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Setarches armata (Fowler, 1938) | SetarchidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sebastes albescens (Döderlein, 1884) (Döderlein, 1884) | synonym |
| Setarches fidjiensis Günther, 1878 Günther, 1878 | synonym |
| Setarches guntheri Johnson, 1862 Johnson, 1862 | synonym |
| Setarches marleyi Fowler, 1935 Fowler, 1935 | synonym |
| Setarches parmatus Goode, 1881 Goode, 1881 | synonym |
| Setarches remiger (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) | synonym |
| Bathysebastes albescens Döderlein, 1884 Döderlein, 1884 | synonym |
| Scorpaena remigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 | synonym |
| Starches guentheri Johnson, 1862 Johnson, 1862 | 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.
- Johnson, J. Y. (1862). Descriptions of some new genera and species of fishes obtained at Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862, (pt 2) (art. 2) : 167–180, Pls. 22–23. 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:6YKDM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.