Biology:Scorpaeninae

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Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Scorpaeninae
Escórpora (Scorpaena notata), Monte da Guia, isla de Fayal, Azores, Portugal, 2020-07-26, DD 33.jpg
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Risso, 1827[1]
Tribes and genera

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Scorpaeninae is a subfamily of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes, it includes the scorpionfishes, the lionfishes and turkeyfishes. They bear venomous spines in the anal, dorsal and pelvic fins which can cause severe pain in envenomated humans. The subfamily is distributed in the tropical and temperate seas around the world.

Genera

Scorpaeninae is divided into two tribes, the Scorpaenini, which contains 17 genera, and the Pteroini which contains 5 genera:[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15727938 entry