Scorpionfishes of Australia

The following list of fishes contains the names of all the scorpionfishes (109 species) currently known to occur in Australian waters. The list was compiled by H. Motomura, Australian Museum Collection Fellow, in September 2005.

The scorpionfish fauna of Australia is still being worked on and new species and new species records for Australia will be added as our knowledge of the fauna increases.

Family	Scientific name	Standard Australian name	Distribution	Endemic to Australia
Apistidae	Apistops caloundra	Shortfin Waspfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Apistus carinatus	Longfin Waspfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Cheroscorpaena tridactyla	Humpback Waspfish	WA
Neosebastidae	Maxillicosta lopholepis	Bigeye Gurnard Perch	WA	Yes
	Maxillicosta meridianus	Southern Gurnard Perch	Vic, Tas, SA	Yes
	Maxillicosta raoulensis	Little Red Gurnard Perch	NSW; LHI
	Maxillicosta scabriceps	Little Gurnard Perch	Vic, Tas, SA, WA	Yes
	Maxillicosta whitleyi	Whitley's Gurnard Perch	Qld, NSW, Vic	Yes
	Neosebastes bougainvillii	Gulf Gurnard Perch	SA, WA	Yes
	Neosebastes incispinnis	Incised Gurnard Perch	Qld, NSW	Yes
	Neosebastes johnsoni	Johnson's Gurnard Perch	Qld	Yes
	Neosebastes longirostris	Long-snout Gurnard Perch	WA	Yes
	Neosebastes nigropunctatus	Blackspotted Gurnard Perch	SA, WA	Yes
	Neosebastes occidentalis	Orangebanded Gurnard Perch	WA	Yes
	Neosebastes pandus	Bighead Gurnard Perch	SA, WA	Yes
	Neosebastes scorpaenoides	Common Gurnard Perch	NSW, Vic, Tas, SA	Yes
	Neosebastes thetidis	Thetis Fish	NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA	Yes
Scorpaenidae	Brachypterois serrulatus	Sawcheek Scorpionfish	WA, NT
	Dendrochirus biocellatus	Twinspot Lionfish	Ashmore & Cartier Islands, WA
	Dendrochirus brachypterus	Dwarf Lionfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Dendrochirus zebra	Zebra Lionfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps	Orange Scorpionfish	WA
	Neomerinthe rotunda	Round Scorpionfish	Qld
	Parascorpaena aurita	Gold Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Parascorpaena mcadamsi	Ocellate Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Parascorpaena mossambica	Mozambique Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Parascorpaena picta	Painted Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Pteroidichthys amboinensis	Ambon Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Pterois antennata	Spotfin Lionfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Pterois mombasae	African Lionfish	WA
	Pterois radiata	Whitelined Lionfish	WA
	Pterois russelii	Plaintail Lionfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Pterois volitans	Common Lionfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Rhinopias aphanes	Lacy Scorpionfish	Qld
	Rhinopias eschmeyeri	Eschmeyer's Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Rhinopias frondosa	Weedy Scorpionfish	Qld
	Scorpaena bulacephala	Bullhead Scorpionfish	LHI, NI	Yes
	Scorpaena cardinalis	Eastern Red Scorpionfish (Red Rockcod)	Qld, NSW, Vic
	Scorpaena cookii	Cook's Scorpionfish	NSW; NI
	Scorpaena gasta	Ghostly Scorpionfish	WA	Yes
	Scorpaena neglecta	Neglected Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Scorpaena onaria	no common name	WA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI
	Scorpaena papillosa	Southern Red Scorpionfish	NSW, Vic, Tas, WA
	Scorpaena sumptuosa	Western Red Scorpionfish	WA	Yes
	Scorpaenodes albaiensis	Longfinger Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Scorpaenodes guamensis	Guam Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Scorpaenodes hirsutus	Hairy Scorpionfish	Qld
	Scorpaenodes kelloggi	Dwarf Scorpionfish	Qld
	Scorpaenodes littoralis	Cheekspot Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Scorpaenodes minor	Minor Scorpionfish	Qld
	Scorpaenodes parvipinnis	Coral Scorpionfish	Qld
	Scorpaenodes scaber	Pygmy Scorpionfish	Qld, NSW
	Scorpaenodes smithi	Little Scorpionfish	WA
	Scorpaenodes steenei	Steene's Scorpionfish	WA
	Scorpaenodes varipinnis	Blotchfin Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Scorpaenopsis cotticeps	Sculpin Scorpionfish	Qld
	Scorpaenopsis diabolus	False Stonefish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri	no common name	Qld
	Scorpaenopsis furneauxi	Fruneaux Scorpionfish	NT, Qld	Yes
	Scorpaenopsis insperatus	Sydney Scorpionfish	NSW
	Scorpaenopsis macrochir	Humpback Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Scorpaenopsis neglecta	Yellowfin Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Scorpaenopsis obtusa	Shortsnout Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Scorpaenopsis oxycephala	Smallscale Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Scorpaenopsis papuensis	Papua Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Scorpaenopsis possi	Poss' Scorpionfish	WA
	Scorpaenopsis venosa	Raggy Scorpionfish	WA
	Scorpaenopsis vittapinna	no common name	WA
	Sebastapistes cyanostigma	Yellowspotted Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Sebastapistes fowleri	Fowler's Scorpionfish	WA
	Sebastapistes mauritiana	Spineblotch Scorpionfish	Qld
	Sebastapistes strongia	Barchin Scorpionfish	WA, Qld
	Sebastapistes tinkhami	Darkspotted Scorpionfish	Qld
	Taenianotus triacanthus	Leaf Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
Sebastidae	Helicolenus barathri	Bigeye Ocean Perch	NSW, Vic, Tas, SA
	Helicolenus percoides	Reef Ocean Perch	NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA
	Sebastiscus marmoratus	False Kelpfish	NSW (introduced)
	Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri	Deepsea Ocean Perch	Vic, Tas, SA, WA
Setarchidae	Ectreposebastes niger	Pelagic Scorpionfish	Qld, NSW, WA
	Lioscorpius longiceps	Slender Scorpionfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Lioscorpius trifasciatus	Tripleband Scorpionfish	Qld, NSW	Yes
	Setarches guentheri	Deepwater Scorpionfish	NSW, WA
	Setarches longimanus	Red Deepwater Scorpionfish	Qld, NSW, WA
Syanceiidae	Dampierosa daruma	North-west Stonefish	WA	Yes
	Erosa erosa	Daruma Stinger	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Inimicus caledonicus	Demon Stingerfish	Qld, NSW
	Inimicus didactylus	Longsnout Stingerfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Inimicus sinensis	Spotted Stingerfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Minous coccineus	Yellowfin Stingerfish	WA
	Minous trachycephalus	Striped Stingfish	WA
	Minous versicolor	Plumbstriped Stingfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW	Yes
	Synanceia horrida	Estuarine Stonefish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Synanceia verrucosa	Reef Stonefish	WA, NT, Qld
	Trachicephalus uranoscopus	Stargazing Stonefish	Qld
Tetrarogidae	Ablabys taenianotus	Cockatoo Waspfish	WA, NT, Qld, NSW
	Centropogon australis	Eastern Fortesque	Qld, NSW, Vic
	Centropogon marmoratus	Marbled Fortesque	Qld, NSW	Yes
	Centropogon latifrons	Western Fortesque	SA, WA	Yes
	Cottapistus cottoides	Yellow Waspfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Glyptauchen panduratus	Goblinfish	NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA	Yes
	Gymnapistes marmoratus	Soldier, Cobbler	NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA
	Liocranium praepositum	Blackspot Waspfish	WA, NT, Qld
	Neocentropogon affinis	no common name	WA
	Neocentropogon trimaculatus	Threespotted Waspfish	WA
	Notesthes robusta	Bullrout	Qld, NSW
	Ocosia apia	Stoutspine Waspfish	Qld
	Paracentropogon longispinus	Whiteface Roguefish	WA
	Paracentropogon vespa	Wasp Roguefish	WA, NT, Qld
	Richardsonichthys leucogaster	Whitebelly Roguefish	WA, NT, Qld