eschmeyeri, Trachyscorpia (Mesoscorpia) Whitley [G. P.] 1970:245 [Australian Zoologist v. 15 (pt 3); ref. 6601] West coast of South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, Pickle stations 66, 86 and 336, 312, depth 537 and 280 fathoms. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Replacement name for Scorpaena capensis Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924, preoccupied by Scorpaena capensis Gmelin 1789. •Valid as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley 1970 -- (Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:867 [ref. 29078], Motomura et al. 2007:21 [ref. 29137], McCosker 2008:118 [ref. 29639], Johnson & Motomura 2008:498 [ref. 30648], Béarez & Motomura 2010:61 [ref. 30680], Struthers & Motomura 2015:1082 [ref. 34284]). Current status: Valid as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley 1970. Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Distribution: Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.