Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Scorpaeniformes > Family Scorpaenidae > Subfamily Scorpaeninae > Genus Scorpaena

Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Scorpaena*		accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: shkerpi sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Dutch: schorpioenvis sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.

English: black scorpionfish; black scorpion-fish sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A): 1-37

English-United States: Black Scorpionfish sources: Charles Hussey

French: racasse noire sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

Greek: Μαυροσκορπιός sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Israel (Hebrew): עקרבנון קטן-קשקשים sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: Скорпена sources: A.Boltachev & E. Karpova, IBSS NAS Ukraine

Turkish: lipsoz sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Морський йорж чорноморський ; Скорпена

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012
additional source	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (34 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (155 publications)
Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
FishBase
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127247