Pteroinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes in the family Scorpaenidae. This tribe includes the lionfishes, sawcheek scorpionfishes, and turkeyfishes. Previously, the fifth edition of Fishes of the World treated this group 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 Scorpaenoidea within the order Perciformes. Presently, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes treats it as a subfamily within Scorpaenidae.
Genera These seven extant genera are included in the subfamily Pteroinae, in 29 species:
Image Genus Brachypterois Fowler, 1938 Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839 Ebosia Jordan & Starks, 1904 Nemapterois Fowler, 1938Neochirus Chou, Liu & Liao, 2023Parapterois Bleeker, 1876 Pterois Oken, 1817 Pteropterus Swainson, 1839
Fossil record The only fossil record of the family is †Eopterois,Schwarzhans, Stringer & Takeuchi, 2024 known from fossil otoliths from the Middle Eocene of Mississippi, US.
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