Monophyly and re-definition of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Parascorpaena Bleeker 1876 (Scorpaenidae)

• Published in: Ichthyological research Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 240 - 251
• Main Authors: Cabebe-Barnuevo, Roxanne, Mochizuki, Kentaro, Motomura, Hiroyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2025
• Subjects: Animal morphology; Cytochrome oxidase I; cytochrome-c oxidase; Cytochromes; Fins; genes; genus; Jaw; Lateral line; Mandible; Marine fishes; Maxilla; mitochondria; monophyly; Morphology; paraphyly; Parascorpaena; Phylogenetics; RAG1 protein; Recombination; RNA; rRNA 16S; Scorpaenidae; species; Spine; Spines; Teeth

A review of the validity of morphological traits defining the scorpionfish genus Parascorpaena Bleeker 1876 resulted in the re-identification of Parascorpaena bandanensis (Bleeker 1851) as Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier 1829), reducing the number of valid species of Parascorpaena from nine to eight....