Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: Species of the family Scorpaenidae are easily misidentified due to their similar appearances, a result of camouflaging to their surroundings. In recent years, many species from this family have been described, and generic placements of some species have been revised. Previously, there were 80 species belonging to 29 genera of the Scorpaenidae recorded in Taiwanese waters. However, their taxonomy has not been revised for decades. It is necessary to update the checklist of the Scorpaenidae occurring in Taiwanese waters based on updated morphological and molecular data. In the present study, we revised the Taiwanese scorpaenids based on 296 specimens and updated the checklist, amounting to a total of 85 species of 29 genera, of which Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier) is a new record, a

SUBMITTER: Chou TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12399982 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature