FAMILY Scorpaenidae Risso, 1826 – scorpionfishes SUBFAMILY Scorpaeninae Risso 1827 - scorpionfishes GENUS Hipposcorpaena Fowler, 1938 - scorpionfishes Species Hipposcorpaena filamentosa Fowler, 1938 - filamentous scorpionfish GENUS Hoplosebastes Schmidt, 1929 - scorpionfishes Species Hoplosebastes armatus Schmidt, 1929 - flower scorpionfish GENUS Idiastion Eschmeyer, 1965 - scorpionfishes Species Idiastion hageyi McCosker, 2008 - Hagey's scorpionfish Species Idiastion kyphos Eschmeyer, 1965 - kyphos scorpionfish Species Idiastion pacificum Ishida & Amaoka, 1992 - flame humpback scorpionfish GENUS Iracundus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - scorpionfishes Species Iracundus signifer Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - decoy scorpionfish [=asperella, rarotongae] GENUS Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935 - scorpionfishes Species Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler, 1938) - orange scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel, 1991 - bauchotae scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann & Marsh, 1900) - beanorum scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock, 1896) - bucephalus scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock, 1896) - round scorpionfish [=bathyperimensis, gibbifrons, rotunda] Species Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux, 1964) - Folger's scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler, 1935 - spinycheek scorpionfish [=tortugae] Species Neomerinthe kaufmani (Herre, 1952) - Kaufman's scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938) - largescale scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura et al., 2011 - blotched Polynesian scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe nielseni (Smith, 1964) - Nielsen's scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938) - threestriped scorpionfish Species Neomerinthe procurva Chen, 1981 - curved spine scorpionfish [=dabryi] Species Neomerinthe rufescens (Gilbert, 1905) - rufescens scorpionfish GENUS Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa, 2001 - scorpionfish Species Neoscorpaena nielseni (Smith, 1964) - Neilsen's neoscorpaena scorpionfish GENUS Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876 - scorpionfishes Species Parascorpaena armata (Sauvage, 1873) - armata scorpionfish Species Parascorpaena aurita (Ruppell, 1838) - golden scorpionfish [=bellicosa, bynoensis] Species Parascorpaena bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851) - Bandan scorpionfish Species Parascorpaena maculipinnis Smith, 1957 - maculipinnis scorpionfish Species Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938) - McAdams's scorpionfish Species Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855) - Mozambique scorpionfish [=longicornis, zanzibarensis] Species Parascorpaena moultoni (Whitley, 1961) - Moulton's scorpionfish Species Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - Northern scorpionfish [=stokesii] GENUS Phenacoscorpius Fowler, 1938 - scorpionfishes Species Phenacoscorpius adenensis Norman, 1939 - Aden scorpionfish Species Phenacoscorpius eschmeyeri Parin & Mandrytsa, in Mandrytsa, 1992 – Eschmeyer's scorpionfish Species Phenacoscorpius longilineatus Motomura et al., 2012 - longilineatus scorpionfish Species Phenacoscorpius longirostris Motomura & Last, 2009 - longsnout noline scorpionfish Species Phenacoscorpius mccoskeri Wibowo & Motomura, 2017 - McCosker's scorpionfish Species Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938 - noline scorpionfish [=stigma] Species Phenacoscorpius nebris Eschmeyer, 1965 - shorttube scorpionfish GENUS Pogonoscorpius Regan, 1908 - scorpionfishes Species Pogonoscorpius sechellensis Regan, 1908 - Seychelles scorpionfish GENUS Pontinus Poey, 1860 - scorpionfishes [=Crossoscorpaena, Merinthe, Nemapontinus, Sebastoplus] Species Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935 - Ghanean rockfish Species Pontinus castor Poey, 1860 - longsnout scorpionfish [=microlepis, pollux] Species Pontinus clemensi Fitch, 1955 - mottled scorpionfish Species Pontinus corallinus Miranda Ribeiro, 1903 - corallinus scorpionfish Species Pontinus dubius Steindachner, 1902 - dubius scorpionfish Species Pontinus furcirhinus Garman, 1899 - furcirhinus scorpionfish Species Pontinus helena Eschmeyer, 1965 - helena scorpionfish Species Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825) - offshore scorpionfish [=bibroni, chorista, filifer] Species Pontinus leda Eschmeyer, 1969 - speckled deepwater scorpionfish Species Pontinus longispinis Goode & Bean, 1896 - longspine scorpionfish Species Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage, 1882) - largeheaded scorpionfish [=spilistius] Species Pontinus nematophthalmus (Gunther, 1860) - spinythroat scorpionfish [=macrolepis] Species Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer, 1983 - blacklash scorpionfish Species Pontinus nigropunctatus (Gunther, 1868) - St. Helena scorpionfish Species Pontinus rathbuni Goode & Bean, 1896 - highfin scorpionfish Species Pontinus rhodochrous (Gunther, 1872) - rhodochrous scorpionfish [=hexanema] Species Pontinus sierra (Gilbert, 1890) - speckled scorpionfish Species Pontinus strigatus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 - stalkeye scorpionfish Species Pontinus tentacularis (Fowler, 1938) - tentacularis scorpionfish Species Pontinus vaughani Barnhart & Hubbs, 1946 - spotback scorpionfish GENUS Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856 - scorpionfishes [=Pteropelor] Species Pteroidichthys acutus Motomura & Kanade, 2015 - acutus scorpionfish Species Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker, 1856 - Ambon scorpionfish Species Pteroidichthys caussei Motomura & Kanade, 2015 - Causse's scorpionfish Species Pteroidichthys godfreyi (Whitley, 1954) - Godfrey's scorpionfish Species Pteroidichthys noronhai (Fowler, 1938) - Noroha's scorpionfish GENUS Rhinopias Gill, 1905 - scorpionfishes [Peloropsis] Species Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer, in Eschmeyer et al., 1973 - lacy scorpionfish Species Rhinopias argoliba Eschmeyer et al., 1973 - argoliba scorpionfish Species Rhinopias cea Randall & DiSalvo, 1997 - Cea's scorpionfish Species Rhinopias eschmeyeri Conde, 1977 - Eschmeyer's rhinopias Species Rhinopias frondosa (Gunther, 1892) - weedy scorpionfish Species Rhinopias xenops (Gilbert, 1905) - higheye scorpionfish GENUS Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758 - scorpionfishes [=Holoscorpaena, Kantapus, Osorioia, Ruboralga, Scorpius] Species Scorpaena afuerae Hildebrand, 1946 - Peruvian scorpionfish Species Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean, 1896 - longfin scorpionfish Species Scorpaena albifimbria Evermann & Marsh, 1900 - coral scorpionfish Species Scorpaena angolensis Norman, 1935 - Angola scorpionfish Species Scorpaena annobonae Eschmeyer, 1969 - annobonae scorpionfish Species Scorpaena ascensionis Eschmeyer, 1971 - ascensionis scorpionfish Species Scorpaena azorica Eschmeyer, 1969 - Azores scorpionfish Species Scorpaena bergii Evermann & Marsh, 1900 - goosehead scorpionfish Species Scorpaena brachyptera Eschmeyer, 1965 - shortfin scorpionfish Species Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - barbfish [=colesi, stearnsii] Species Scorpaena brevispina Motomura & Senou, 2008 - Japanese shortspined scorpionfish Species Scorpaena bulacephala Motomura & Yearsley, 2005 - bullhead scorpionfish Species Scorpaena calcarata Goode & Bean, 1882 - smooth-head scorpionfish [=atlantica] Species Scorpaena canariensis (Sauvage, 1878) - Canary Islands scorpionfish [=patriacha] Species Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, in Richardson, 1842 - Eastern red scorpionfish [=cookii, plebeia] Species Scorpaena cocosensis Motomura, 2004 - Cocos scorpionfish Species Scorpaena colorata (Gilbert, 1905) - colorata scorpionfish Species Scorpaena dispar Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 - hunchback scorpionfish [=similis] Species Scorpaena elachys Eschmeyer, 1965 - dwarf scorpionfish Species Scorpaena elongata Cadenat, 1943 - slender rockfish Species Scorpaena fernandeziana Steindachner, 1875 - fernandeziana scorpionfish Species Scorpaena gasta Motomura & Yearsley, 2006 - ghostly scorpionfish Species Scorpaena grandicornis Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - plumed scorpionfish Species Scorpaena grandisquamis Ogilby, 1910 - bigscale scorpionfish Species Scorpaena grattanica Trunov, 2006 - grattanica scorpionfish Species Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854 - California scorpionfish [=guadalupae, microlepis] Species Scorpaena hemilepidota Fowler, 1938 - hemilepidota scorpionfish Species Scorpaena histrio Jenyns, 1840 - player scorpionfish [=fucata, pannosa] Species Scorpaena inermis Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - mushroom scorpionfish [=luckei, mercatoris, occipitalis] Species Scorpaena isthmensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 - smoothcheek scorpionfish Species Scorpaena izensis Jordan & Starks, 1904 - Izu scorpionfish Species Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, 1866 - Jackson scorpionfish Species Scorpaena lacrimata Randall & Greenfield, 2004 - lacrimata scorpionfish Species Scorpaena laevis Troschel, 1866 - Senegalese rockfish [=senegalensis] Species Scorpaena loppei Cadenat, 1943 - Cadenat's rockfish Species Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833 - Madeira rockfish [=rubellio] Species Scorpaena melasma Eschmeyer, 1965 - melasma scorpionfish Species Scorpaena mellissii Gunther, 1868 - Melliss's scorpionfish Species Scorpaena miostoma Gunther, 1877 - miostoma scorpionfish Species Scorpaena mystes Jordan & Starks, 1895 - mystes scorpionfish [=didymogramma] Species Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 - neglecta scorpionfish [=fimbriata] Species Scorpaena normani Cadenat, 1943 - Norman's scorpionfish Species Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810 - small red scorpionfish [=afimbria, barbata, teneriffea, ustulata] Species Scorpaena onaria Jordan & Snyder, 1900 - Western scorpionfish Species Scorpaena orgila Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 - bold scorpionfish Species Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801) - red rock cod [=cottoides, cruenta, ergastulorum, miles, militaris] Species Scorpaena pascuensis Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 - pascuensis scorpionfish Species Scorpaena pele Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975 - pele scorpionfish Species Scorpaena pepo Motomura & Shao, 2007 - pumpkin scorpionfish Species Scorpaena petricola Eschmeyer, 1965 - petricola scorpionfish Species Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 - spotted scorpionfish [=albofasciata, bufo, colonensis, exula, ginsburgi, nuttingi, rascacio P, rascacio C, scrofina] Species Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758 - black scorpionfish [=erythraea, fasciata, klausewitz, massiliensis, rascassa] Species Scorpaena russula Jordan & Bollman, 1890 - reddish scorpionfish Species Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 - red scorpionfish [=barbata, lutea, natalensis] Species Scorpaena sonorae Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 - Sonora scorpionfish Species Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943 - spottedfin rockfish [=gaillardae] Species Scorpaena thomsoni Gunther, 1880 - Thomson's scorpionfish Species Scorpaena tierrae Hildebrand, 1946 - tierrae scorpionfish Species Scorpaena uncinata de Buen, 1961 - uncinata scorpionfish Species Scorpaena wellingtoni Victor, 2013 - Wellington's scorpionfish GENUS Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 - scorpionfishes [=Hypomacrus, Metzelaaria, Parascorpaenodes, Paronescodes, Sebastella, Sebastopsis G, Sebastopsis S] Species Scorpaenodes africanus Pfaff, 1933 - African scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes albaiensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907) - longfingered scorpionfish [=africanus] Species Scorpaenodes arenai Torchio, 1962 - Messina scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes barrybrowni Pitassy & Baldwin, in Baldwin et al., 2016 – stellate scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes bathycolus Allen & Erdmann, 2012 - bathycolus scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 - reef scorpionfish [=russelli, triacanthus] Species Scorpaenodes corallinus Smith, 1957 - corallinus scorpaenodes scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes elongatus Cadenat, 1950 - African spotted scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes englerti Eschmeyer & Allen, 1971 - Englert's scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes evides (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) - cheekspot scorpionfish [=littoralis] Species Scorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - Guam scorpionfish [=chilioprista, echinatus, erinacea, minutus, polylepis, quiescens, rubropunctata] Species Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith, 1957) - hariy scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes immaculatus Poss & Collette, 1990 - immaculate scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes insularis Eschmeyer, 1971 - insular scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes investigatoris Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972 - Investigator scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins, 1903) - Kellogg's scorpionfish [=keelingensis] Species Scorpaenodes minor (Smith, 1958) - minor scorpionfish [=brocki] Species Scorpaenodes muciparus (Alcock, 1889) - muciparus scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett, 1864) - lowfin scorpionfish [=asperrimus, rawakensis] Species Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfield & Matsuura, 2002 - fourspine scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus Poss et al., 2010 - rubrivinctus scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes scaber (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) - pygmy scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1972 - little scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes steenei Allen, 1977 - Steene's scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes steinitzi Klausewitz & Froiland, 1970 - Steinitz's scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus (Metzelaar, 1919) - deepreef scorpionfish [=floridae] Species Scorpaenodes tribulosus Eschmeyer, 1969 - tribulosus scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957 - blotchfin scorpionfish Species Scorpaenodes xyris (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) - rainbow scorpionfish [=chincha] GENUS Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1839 - scorpionfishes [=Dendroscorpaena, Scorpaenichthys] Species Scorpaenopsis altirostris Gilbert, 1905 - altirostris scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis barbata (Ruppell, 1838) - bearded scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis brivifrons Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975 - bigmouth scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins, 1901 - Jenkin's scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) - weedy stingfish [=leonina] Species Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938 - sculpin scorpionfish [=iop, simulata] Species Scorpaenopsis crenulata Motomura & Causse, 2011 - serrated deepwater scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) - false stonefish [=catocala] Species Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall & Greenfield, 2004 - Eschmeyer's scorpaenopsis scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Whitley, 1959 - Furneaux's scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - humpbacked scorpionfish [=axillaris, nesogallica] Species Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (Smith, 1957) - Gilchrist's scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis insperatus Motomura, 2004 - Sydney scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre, 1945) - whiteblotched scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 - longispina scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby, 1910 - flasher scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1839 - yellowfin scorpionfish [=lagoshimana] Species Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 - shortsnout scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 - oriental scropionfish Species Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) - tassled scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - Papuan scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis pluralis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 - pluralis scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 - Poss' scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis pusilla Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 - pusilla scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 - Rama-Rao's scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginatus Fricke et al., 2013 - rubrimarginata scorpionfish Species Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829) - raggy scorpionfish [=durbanensis, novaeguineae, palmeri, rosea] Species Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 - vittapinna scorpionfish GENUS Sebastapistes Gill, 1877 - scorpionfishes [=Oligoscorpaena] Species Sebastapistes ballieui (Sauvage, in Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) - spotfin scorpionfish [=corallicola, peruana] Species Sebastapistes coniorta Jenkins, 1903 - humpback nohu Species Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856) - yellowspotted scorpionfish [=albobrunea, aqabae] Species Sebastapistes fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934) - pygmy scorpionfish [=badiorufus, hassi] Species Sebastapistes galactacma Jenkins, 1903 - Galactacma scorpionfish Species Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - spineblotch scorpionfish [=hatizyoensis, megastoma] Species Sebastapistes perplexa Motomura et al., 2014 - perplexa scorpionfish Species Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - barchin scorpionfish [=bakeri, kowiensis, laniaria, nebulosus, nuchalis, oglinus, tristis] Species Sebastapistes taeniophrys (Fowler, 1943) - taeniophrys scorpionfish Species Sebastapistes tinkhami (Fowler, 1946) - darkspotted scorpionfish GENUS Taenianotus Lacepede, 1802 - scorpionfishes [=Panotus, Taenionotus] Species Taenianotus triacanthus Lacepede, 1802 - leaf scorpionfish [=citrinellus, garretti] GENUS Thysanichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 - scorpionfishes Species Thysanichthys crossotus Jordan & Starks, 1904 - crossotus scorpionfish GENUS Ursinoscorpaenopsis Nakabo & Yamada, 1996 - scorpionfishes Species Ursinoscorpaenopsis kitai Nakabo & Yamada, 1996 - Kita's scorpionfish SUBFAMILY Caracanthinae Gill 1885 - coral crouchers GENUS Caracanthus Kroyer, 1845 - coral crouchers [=Amphiprionichthys, Centropus, Crossoderma, Micropus, Trachycephalus] Species Caracanthus maculatus (Gray, 1831) - spotted coral croucher Species Caracanthus madagascariense (Guichenot, 1869) - spotted croucher Species Caracanthus typicus Kroyer, 1845 - Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish Species Caracanthus unipinna (Gray, 1831) - pygmy coral croucher [=longipinnis, staurophorus] SUBFAMILY Pteroinae Kaup 1873 - turkeyfishes, lionfishes GENUS Brachypterois Fowler, 1938 - scorpionfishes [=Ranipterois] Species Brachypterois curvispina Matsunuma et al., 2013 - curvispina scorpionfish Species Brachypterois serrulata (Richardson, 1846) - sawcheek scorpionfish Species Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, 1938 - serrulifer scorpionfish GENUS Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839 - lionfishes [=Brachirus, Nemapterois] Species Dendrochirus barberi (Steindachner, 1900) - Hawaiian lionfish [=chloreus, hudsoni] Species Dendrochirus bellus (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) - bellus lionfish Species Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fowler, 1938) - twospot turkeyfish Species Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - shortfin turkeyfish Species Dendrochirus hemprichi Matsunuma et al., 2017 - Hemprich's scorpionfish Species Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013 - tuamotuensis scorpionfish Species Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - zebra turkeyfish [=sausaulele] GENUS Ebosia Jordan & Starks, 1904 - lionfishes Species Ebosia bleekeri (Doderlein, in Steindachner & Doderlein, 1884) - Bleeker's lionfish [=kagoshimae] Species Ebosia falcata Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1978 - falcate lionfish Species Ebosia saya Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014 - Saya lionfish Species Ebosia vespertina Matsunuma & Motomura, 2015 - Western falcate lionfish GENUS Parapterois Bleeker, 1876 - scoprionfishes [=Parabrachirus] Species Parapterois heterura (Bleeker, 1856) - blackfoot firefish [=jordani, natalensis, nigripinnis, pavo, starksi, tanabensis] Species Parapterois macrura (Alcock, 1896) - macrura scorpionfish GENUS Pterois Oken, 1817 - lionfishes [=Cacrochirus, Pseudomonopterus, Pseudopterus K, Pseudopterus W, Pseudopterus B, Pteroleptus S, Pteropterus] Species Pterois andover Allen & Erdmann, 2008 - Andover lionfish Species Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) - spotfin lionfish [=ellioti] Species Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa, 2002) - Mandrytsa's lionfish Species Pterois cincta Ruppell, 1838 - Red Sea lionfish Species Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 - luna lionfish Species Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) - devil firefish [=muricata] Species Pterois mombasae (Smith, 1957) - frillfin turkeyfish Species Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014 - paucispinula lionfish Species Pterois radiata Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - clearfin lionfish [=barffi, vittata] Species Pterois russelii Bennett, 1831 - soldier lionfish [=geniserra, kodipungi] Species Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - Hawaiian turkeyfish Species Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) - red lionfish [=castus, cristatus, zebra]