Setarchidae

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Setarchidae
Deepwater scorpionfish, Setarches guentheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Setarchidae
Genera
Ectreposebastes Lioscorpius Setarches See text for species.

Setarchidae is a small family of scorpionfishes.^[1]

Not all classifications recognise this family; Nelson and ITIS include it in the family Scorpaenidae.^[2][3]

They are small marine fishes, growing up to 25 cm, and are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.

[edit] Species

There are five species in three genera:

• Genus Ectreposebastes
  • Midwater scorpionfish, Ectreposebastes imus Garman, 1899.
  • Pelagic scorpionfish, Ectreposebastes niger (Fourmanoir, 1971).
• Genus Lioscorpius
  • Lioscorpius longiceps Günther, 1880.
• Genus Setarches
  • Deepwater scorpionfish, Setarches guentheri Johnson, 1862.
  • Setarches longimanus (Alcock, 1894).

[edit] References

1. ^ "Setarchidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
2. ^ Joseph S. Nelson. Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54713-1. 
3. ^ Setarches (TSN 166856). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 31 March 2006.