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Scorpididae
Günther, 1860
- halfmoons
(fish)
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Entity:
Terapontoidei (Suborder)
..Caesioscorpididae (Family) - blowhole perches
..Dichistiidae (Family) - galjoens
..Girellidae (Family) - nibblers
..Kuhliidae (Family) - flagtails
..Kyphosidae (Family) - sea chubs
..Microcanthidae (Family) - stripeys
..Oplegnathidae (Family) - knifejaws
..Terapontidae (Family) - grunters
..Scorpididae (Family) - halfmoons
....Bathystethus (Genus)
....Labracoglossa (Genus)
....Medialuna (Genus)
....Scorpis (Genus)
Types
Type
:
Scorpis
(Genus)
Valenciennes, 1832
Ref:
R.A. Fritzsche, 1982
: 923; 3 Sep 2025.
[inferred]
Variants
Current rank
:
Scorpidinae
(Subfamily)
Günther, 1860
Former rank
:
Scorpidinae
(Subfamily)
Günther, 1860
Ref:
R. van der Laan, 2018
: 84.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
Kyphosidae
(Family)
Jordan, 1887
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: App. (p. 609).
Including
:
Labracoglossidae
(Family)
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 15 Aug 2025; 3 Sep 2025.
[inferred]
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
halfmoons
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025).
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