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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Sebastidae Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads
Subfamily: Sebastolobinae
Genus: Trachyscorpia

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7 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Trachyscorpia carnomagula Deepsea Scorpionfish Pacific Ocean 36.9 SL 2007
Trachyscorpia cristulata Atlantic thornyhead Western Atlantic 50 SL 1896
Trachyscorpia echinata Spiny scorpionfish Eastern Atlantic 56.9 TL 1896
Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Cape rockfish Southeast Atlantic 35 SL 1970
Trachyscorpia longipedicula Stylish Scorpionfish Indian Ocean 21.9 SL 2007
Trachyscorpia osheri Southeast Pacific 14.7 SL 2008
Trachyscorpia verai Ecuadorian Deep-sea Scorpionfish Pacific Ocean 29.8 SL 2009



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013