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Taxon: Genus Scorpis Valenciennes, 1832 (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  [A. Valenciennes], in [G.] Cuvier & [A.] Valenciennes, 1831[1832]
Original name, rank & spelling:  Cuvier, [G.] & Valenciennes, [A.] 1831[1832]. Hist. Nat. Poiss. 8, [Jan 1832]: 503 ("Nouveau genre", "Le Scorpis.", "Scorpis georgianus, nob."). [A. Valenciennes]. ≡

Types

Type of: Scorpididae (Family) Günther, 1860 Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 923; 3 Sep 2025. [inferred]
Type of: Scorpidinae (Subfamily) Günther, 1860 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 377. [inferred]

Vernacular Names (Latin)

Stem: Scorpid- Ref: G.C. Steyskal, 1980: 170, 176.
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