Scorpis
# Scorpis

Scorpis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Scorpidinae of the sea chub family Kyphosidae which are native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

## Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

* Scorpis aequipinnis J. Richardson, 1848 (sea sweep)
* Scorpis chilensis Guichenot, 1848
* Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes, 1832 (banded sweep)
* Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865 (silver sweep)
* Scorpis violacea (F. W. Hutton, 1873) (blue maomao)
