Scorpaenidae

Toxicology A family of venomous bony fish–eg, lionfish, and scorpion fish which contains 30 genera and 350 spp; they are considered to be the most dangerous of all fish in terms of number and severity of injuries to the groups–scuba divers, tropical fish fanciers–affected; the fish envenomate by erecting spines on their dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins that pierce the victim's flesh and release venom Clinical Intense local pain that peaks at 60-90 mins and persists for 8-12 hrs; other manifestations include erythema, ecchymosis, pallor, induration, swelling, edema, hypesthesia, anesthesia, paresthesia, N&V, regional lymphadenopathy, necrosis; the venom is a heat-labile protein that produces hypotension, vasodilation, muscular weakness, respiratory paralysis Treatment Immerse affected body part in hot water; antivenom is available

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Native densities, distribution, and diurnal activity of Red Sea lionfishes (Scorpaenidae).

Record of abundance, spatial distribution and gregarious behavior of invasive lionfish Pterois spp. (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) in coral reefs of Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, southeastern Mexico

Estructura de tallas y preferencia al sustrato del pez leon (Pterois volitans) (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) en Santa Marta (Colombia).

Captura incidental en nasas del pez leon Pterois volitans (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) en el Caribe colombiano

Life history aspects of 19 rockfish species (Scorpaenidae: Sebastes) from the southern California Bight.

Aspects of the Life Histories of Pinkrose Rockfish (Sebastes simulator) and Swordspine Rockfish (Sebastes ensifer) with notes on the Subgenus Sebastomus

Auerbach, "Scorpaenidae envenomation: a five-year poison center experience," JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol.

A Case of Lionfish Envenomation Presenting to an Inland Emergency Department

Kizer and co-investigators described fifty-one cases of scorpaenidae envenomation reported to the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Poison Control Center (PCC) during the period, 1979-1983.

Invasive lionfish (Pterosis volitans) pose public health threats

Balistidae Triggerfishes Cheilodactylidae Morwongs -- * * -- Diodontidae Porcupine fishes Kyphosidae Drummers -- -- * Latridae Trumpeters -- * -- -- Moridae Morid Cods -- -- -- -- Odacidae Weed Whitings -- -- * -- Plotosidae Eeltail Catfishes -- * -- -- Scorpaenidae Scorpionsihes Family/Class WL/MB4/CC BR/CS SL/CY RNP/KP A.

Does technology make a difference? Aboriginal and colonial fishing in Port Jackson, New South Wales

De las familias encontradas, Paralichthydae, Serranidae, Scorpaenidae, Scianidae y Triglidae aportaron mayor numero de especies.

Abundance, dominance and diversity analysis of the demersal fish community analysis at 90 to 540 meters of depth in the Gulf of California, Mexico/Analisis de la abundancia, dominancia y diversidad de la comunidad de peces Demersales de profundidad de 90 a 540 metros en el Golfo de California, Mexico ..

Es importante senalar que a ninguno de los pacientes se les aplico compresas o se sumergio el miembro afectado en agua caliente, tal como se recomienda en los envenenamientos por Scorpaenidae (4,5), debido a que para el momento de los accidentes, el ambulatorio no disponia de los elementos tecnologicos ad hoc.

Envenenamiento por pez escorpion (Scorpaena plumieri) en una comunidad pesquera y turistica de la peninsula de Paraguana, estado Falcon, Venezuela: aspectos clinicos, epidemiologicos y tratamiento

True sculpins belong to the Family Cottidae; Fowler described the new species as a member of the Family Scorpaenidae. Because both of these fish families belong to the Order Scorpaeniformes, some ichthyologists, Fowler apparently among them, call the entire order "sculpins" in familiar speech, despite it being a rather imprecise moniker.

Papa's fish: a note on Neomerinthe hemingwayi

A review of the rockfishes of California (family Scorpaenidae).

Test for ancient species flocks based on molecular phylogenetic appraisals of Sebastes rockfishes and other marine fishes

Variation in mitochondrial DNA genome size among fishes of the Family Scorpaenidae. Copeia, 1985:1056-1058.

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides salmoides) in a small Massachusetts kettlehole

Distribution, abundance, and recruitment of soft-bottom rockfishes (Scorpaenidae: Sebastes) on the southern California mainland shelf.

Analysis of short time series: correcting for autocorrelation