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rotunda, Neomerinthe Chen [L.-C.] 1981:53, Figs. 22, 47 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 34 (nos 1/2); ref. 8619] Off Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Holotype: CAS 42139. Paratypes: CAS 42140 (1), 42155 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Neomerinthe rotunda Chen 1981 -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Poss 1999:2323 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Motomura et al. 2011:60, 61 [ref. 31308] as possible a synonym of N. erostris, Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432], Yoshida et al. 2013:78 [ref. 34464]). •Synonym of Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: western Pacific (Taiwan, Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu) to French Polynesia and to western Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Réunion) (if valid). Habitat: marine.
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