Pteroini

 ( Scorpaeninae ) 

Pteroini is a tribe of marine Actinopterygii, one of two tribes in the subfamily Scorpaeninae. This tribe includes the , sawcheek scorpionfishes and turkeyfishes. The taxonomy of the scorpionfishes is in some flux; the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World treats this taxa as a tribe within the subfamily Scorpaeninae of the family Scorpaenidae within the order Scorpaeniformes,

while other authorities treat it as a subfamily within a reduced family Scorpaenidae within the suborder Scorpaenoidei, or the superfamily Scorpaenoidei within the order Perciformes.

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Genera The following genera are included in the tribe Pterioni, totalling 5 genera and 29 species:

Brachypterois Fowler, 1938

Dendrochirus William Swainson, 1839

Ebosia Jordan & Starks, 1904

Parapterois Pieter Bleeker, 1876

Pterois Lorenz Oken, 1817

Categories: Scorpaeninae, Pteroini, Taxa Named By Johann Jakob Kaup, Venomous Fish

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