Scorpaenopsis barbata

(Rüppell, 1838) · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Scorpaeniformes/Scorpaenidae/Scorpaenopsis

At a glance

Occurrence records101

Data sources9

Biological traits6

DNA specimens14

eDNA detections8

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Scorpaenopsis barbata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility78 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System23 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI8 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics14 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page5 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS101 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries8 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD14 specimens

01Narrative

Scorpaenopsis barbata, the bearded scorpionfish, is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length22 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonereef-associated

Other traits3

Depth max30 m

Depth min0 m

Vulnerability16.84

05DNA & barcoding14 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Scorpaenopsis barbata has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens14

BINs2

Marker genes1

eDNA detections8

Countries2

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P609 bp consensus12 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 83% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Where individuals differ — all 104 variable positions, in barcode order

3Amostly conserved

6Tmostly conserved

9Tmostly conserved

15Tmostly conserved

18Tmostly conserved

45Tvariable

54Cvariable

57Tvariable

63Gvariable

72Tvariable

78Cvariable

96Cvariable

129Amostly conserved

135Amostly conserved

141Tvariable

150Avariable

153Avariable

156Cmostly conserved

160Cvariable

168Tvariable

171Avariable

174Cvariable

177Tvariable

180Tvariable

186Avariable

189Cvariable

198Avariable

201Tvariable

219Gmostly conserved

225Cvariable

231Cvariable

237Cvariable

240Tvariable

243Avariable

270Tvariable

273Cvariable

279Tvariable

291Avariable

294Tvariable

297Gmostly conserved

300Tvariable

303Amostly conserved

309Tvariable

312Cvariable

313Cvariable

318Cvariable

330Cvariable

336Avariable

339Cvariable

342Tvariable

348Cvariable

354Avariable

366Tvariable

369Avariable

372Tvariable

382Cmostly conserved

383Tmostly conserved

384Cvariable

385Gmostly conserved

386Gmostly conserved

388Gmostly conserved

389Cmostly conserved

390Tvariable

391Amostly conserved

393Tmostly conserved

394Amostly conserved

395Amostly conserved

396Cvariable

397Tmostly conserved

398Tmostly conserved

399Cmostly conserved

402Cvariable

405Tvariable

408Amostly conserved

411Cvariable

414Cvariable

420Gvariable

438Cvariable

441Avariable

447Avariable

453Cvariable

454Cvariable

459Cvariable

471Gvariable

486Avariable

489Cvariable

495Avariable

498Avariable

504Gvariable

522Cvariable

531Avariable

534Tmostly conserved

537Avariable

540Avariable

552Avariable

561Cvariable

570Cvariable

573Cvariable

576Avariable

579Tvariable

582Gmostly conserved

588Cvariable

594Tmostly conserved

606Cmostly conserved

GCACTTAGTCTACTTATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGTCAACCCGGGGCTTTACTGGGCGATGACCAGATCTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCACAT …

Variant network

Each circle is a barcode variant; bigger = more specimens, colour = region. Lines join the most similar variants and the tick marks count the mutations between them — a tight cluster is one “dialect”, a long line a more divergent lineage. Click a circle to list its actual specimens.

Diversity (π)7.8%

Haplotypes6

BINs2

Most divergent pair15.6%

OtherAsia

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Scorpaena neglectasame family3.4%Scorpaenopsis cirrosasame genus10.2%Scorpaenopsis vittapinnasame genus10.3%Scorpaenopsis papuensissame genus11.4%Scorpaenopsis venosasame genus11.7%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type101 records

Wild obs. + sensor52

Museum / vouchered49

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO224 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit7

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 12 m · max 31 m · 7 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy90% within 1 km

≤100 m 33≤1 km 10>10 km 5

48 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor52

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 4>10 km 3

12 georeferenced · 37 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence49

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 10 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
CASlocation not on record	6
Paris, FR	4
Research Collection of Benjamin Victorlocation not on record	3
Frankfurt am Main	3
Honolulu, US	2
Zoologisches Museum Hamburglocation not on record	1
FishBaselocation not on record	1
National Natural History Collectionslocation not on record	1
Los Angeles, US	1
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversitylocation not on record	1

10 institutions · 23 of 49 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA8 detections

Where the DNA of Scorpaenopsis barbata was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found8

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 8 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median23.9 °C 23.9–23.9

Seasonal swing summer↔winter5.50 °C

Max temp (day)25.2 °C

Min temp (night)22.4 °C

Precipitation7.90 mm/mo

Air humidity57.0 %

Vapour deficit1,270 Pa

Cloud cover7.30 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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