Alternative spellings: Scorpaenoidea, Scorpaenoidea
Parent taxon: Perciformes according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
See also Casier 1966, Fierstine et al. 2012, Hay 1902 and Schwarzhans 2003
Sister taxa: Acanthonotus, Acanthuroidei, Acentrogobius, Alectis, Alepes, Aluvarus, Ammodytoidei, Amphiperca, Anarhichas, Anarrhichthys, Aphia, Apogonoides, Apolectus, Apsilus, Aramichthys, Ariomma, Avitolabrax, Avitoluvarus, Bairdiella, Beaumontoperca, Bembrops, Bilinia, Blabe, Blennius, Boops, Brama, Branchiostegidae, Brotulidae, Burtinia, Calamus, Callionymus, Callyodon, Carangodidae, Chaeturichthys, Chanda, Chandidae, Clinus, Cockerellites, Coryphopterus, Cottioidei, Cottopsis, Crenidens, Crenidens, Cristigerina, Ctenodentex, Ctenosciaena, Cubiceps, Dapaloides, Diaphyodus, Dipterichthys, Ductoridae, Emmelichthys, Eocottidae, Eoluvarus, Eoserranus, Eothyrsites, Epinnula, Exallias, Exelliidae, Gazza, Gempylus, Gerres, Glaucosoma, Gobioidei, Haliophis, Hemerocoetes, Hypacanthus, Hyperoglyphe, Hyperoplus, Hyperprosopon, Isacia, Kuhlia, Kushlukiidae, Kyphosus, Labrisomus, Labroidea, Labroidei, Landanichthys, Latidae, Leptoscopus, Libotonius, Lithognathus, Lonchistium, Luvarus, Lycodopsis, Lyconectes, Maccullochella, Matarchia, Menticirrhus, Mugiloidei, Neanthias, Nebris, Neoscombrops, Notothenioidei, Oblada, Odonteobolca, Opisthomyzon, Orthopristis, Ostracoberyx, Palaeoperca, Paracalamus, Parapercis, Paraplatax, Parapristipoma, Parapygaeus, Pararhenanoperca, Parasphyraena, Pasaichthys, Pempheris, Pennahia, Pentacerotidae, Pentanemus, Pentaprion, Percalates, Percoidei, Percoideorum, Percophidae, Phanerodon, Phosphichthys, Pirskenius, Plagioholocentrus, Platycephalidae, Platylates, Plectorhinchus, Polydactylus, Priacanthopsis, Propercarinidae, Propygidium, Proserranus, Psenes, Pseudoscarus, Pseudoscopelus, Quasicichla, Quasimullidae, Repropcidae, Rexea, Rhenanoperca, Robertanniidae, Scomberoides, Scombroidei, Scombrops, Scombrosphyraena, Selar, Serranoidei, Sillaginodes, Sillago, Sparidae, Sphenocephalus, Sphyraenoidei, Sphyraenops, Stromateoidei, Stromateus, Synagrops, Tetrapterus, Thyrsitocephalus, Trachinidae, Trachinoidei, Trichiuroidei, Tripterygion, Tungtingichthys, Verilus, Wangia, Xiphioidei, Zoarces, Zoarcoidei
Subtaxa: Peristediidae Scorpaenidae Scorpaenoideorum Sebastidae Setarchidae Synanceiidae Tetrarogidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), United States (1: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Australia (1), Italy (2), Japan (1), Kazakhstan (1), United States (5: California)
• Oligocene of Belgium (1), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (2), Japan (1), Romania (1), United States (1: California)
• Eocene of Germany (1), India (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1)
Total: 28 collections including 41 occurrences