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Species in the family or subfamily Neosebastidae: [ 20 ] records

ambigua, Scorpaena Klunzinger [C. B.] 1872:27 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (pt. 1); ref. 2623] Hobson's Bay, Victoria, Australia. Syntypes: SMNS 1560 (2). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:17 [ref. 20296]Fricke 2005:50 [ref. 29864]. •Synonym of Neosebastes scorpaenoides Guichenot 1867 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:445 [ref. 12442], Motomura 2004:60 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:874 [ref. 29078]). Current status: Synonym of Neosebastes scorpaenoides Guichenot 1867. Neosebastidae. Habitat: marine.

bougainvillii, Sebastes Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:349 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6663. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:18-19 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:485 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:84 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Motomura 2004:15 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:872 [ref. 29078], Johnson & Motomura 2008:492 [ref. 30648], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829). Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia. Habitat: marine.

capricornis, Neosebastes Motomura [H.] 2004:19, Figs. 2C, 3A, 4B, 6B, 7A-9A, 13 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 37; ref. 28085] Off southern New Caledonia, 23°02'35"S, 166°58'50"E, depth 330 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2004-0847. •Valid as Neosebastes capricornis Motomura 2004 -- (Motomura & Causse 2010:323 [ref. 31102], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes capricornis Motomura 2004. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Western South Pacific: New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

entaxis, Neosebastes Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:120, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 27 (no. 1351); ref. 2527] Misaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7367. Paratypes: CAS-SU 7414 (1) [was to have been USNM 50906, never sent]. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:120 [ref. 12291]. The paratype that was originally to have been placed as the USNM as 50906 was not sent and is SU 7414. •Valid as Neosebastes entaxis Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:315 [ref. 6441], Yatou in Okamura et al. 1985:573, 720 [ref. 8056], Paxton et al. 1989:444 [ref. 12442], Nakabo 2000:571 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Motomura et al. 2001:5 [ref. 25229], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:314 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:571 [ref. 26001], Motomura 2004:24 [ref. 28085], Shinohara et al. 2005:424 [ref. 28370], Motomura & Causse 2010:323 [ref. 31102], Motomura & Peristiwady 2012:31 [ref. 32396], Yoshikawa & Kai 2016:[1] [ref. 34734], Motomura et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35490], Dewa et al. 2022:15 [ref. 40001]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes entaxis Jordan & Starks 1904. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Philippines north to Taiwan and Japan. Habitat: marine.

incisipinnis, Neosebastes Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:104 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] 3.5 miles southeast of lighthouse, 25°58'S, 153°12'E, off Double Island Point, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.10984. Paralectotypes: (51) AMS I.10942 (1), I.11094 (1). Non-types: AMS I.10983 (1), I.10985 (1), I.11093 (1). Lectotype selected by Motomura 2004:34 [ref. 28085]. For remarks on types see Imamura & Hoese 2020:[8] [ref. 37793]. •Valid as Neosebastes incisipinnis Ogilby 1910 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:444 [ref. 12442], Poss 1999:2307 [ref. 24796], Motomura 2004:32 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:873 [ref. 29078], Yoshikawa & Kai 2016:[4] [ref. 34734]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes incisipinnis Ogilby 1910. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: east coast of Australia. Habitat: marine.

johnsoni, Neosebastes Motomura [H.] 2004:36, Pl. 1F; Figs. 2C, 3D, 4B, 6B, 7A, 8C, 9C, 18 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 37; ref. 28085] East of Rockingham Bay, 18°01-06'S, 147°06-09'E, Queensland, Australia, depth 239-266 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 3645-11. Paratypes: [total 52] AMS I.25800-034 (1), I. 25801-011 (4), I.37355-17 (1); BPBM 39583 (1); CAS 220299 (1); CSIRO H 592-12 (2), H 763-02 (1); NMV A.4412 (2); NTM S.11746-021 (1), S.11758-001 (2); QM I.18883 (1), I.18917 (2); plus more paratypes at AMS, CSIRO, and QM. •Valid as Neosebastes johnsoni Motomura 2004 -- (Allen et al. 2006:873 [ref. 29078], Yoshikawa & Kai 2016:[4] [ref. 34734]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes johnsoni Motomura 2004. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Neosebastes Motomura [H.] 2004:41, Pl. 1G; Figs. 2C, 3E, 4B, 6B, 7A, 8D, 9D, 19 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 37; ref. 28085] North of Monte Bello Islands, 19°33-35'S, 115°36-38'E, Western Australia, depth 250 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 5198-03. Paratypes: AMS I.22807-033 (5); CSIRO H 5198-04 (3); WAM.P 26193-016 (2), P.26262-003 (1), P.28264-005 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:17 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Neosebastes longirostris Motomura 2004 -- (Allen et al. 2006:873 [ref. 29078], Motomura & Peristiwady 2012:31 [ref. 32396], Yoshikawa & Kai 2016:[4] [ref. 34734]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes longirostris Motomura 2004. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Western Australia and Sulawesi. Habitat: marine.

lopholepis, Maxillicosta Eschmeyer [W. N.] & Poss [S. G.] 1976:441, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 5468] Bernier Island, Shark Bay, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.5736-001. Paratypes: WAM P.25384-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:16 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:17 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Maxillicosta lopholepis Eschmeyer & Poss 1976 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:443 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Motomura et al. 2005:85 [ref. 28340], Allen et al. 2006:872 [ref. 29078]). Current status: Valid as Maxillicosta lopholepis Eschmeyer & Poss 1976. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

meridianus, Maxillicosta Motomura [H.], Last [P. R.] & Gomon [M. F.] 2006:446, Figs. 1, 2A-B, 3A, 4A, 7A, 9 [Copeia 2006 (no. 3); ref. 28796] Bass Strait, 39°27'S, 148°21'E, Tasmania, Australia. Holotype: CSIRO A 4252. Paratypes: 23 specimens at AMS, CSIRO, NMV. Species epithet is an adjective, ("southern") therefore mandatory correction to meridiana when in feminine genus Maxillicosta. •Valid as Maxillicosta meridianus Motomura, Last & Gomon 2006 -- (Johnson & Motomura 2008:490 [ref. 30648]). •Valid as Maxillicosta meridiana Motomura, Last & Gomon 2006. Current status: Valid as Maxillicosta meridiana Motomura, Last & Gomon 2006. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia (Australia). Habitat: marine.

multisquamus, Neosebastes Motomura [H.] 2004:45, Pl. 1H; Figs. 2C, 3F, 4B, 6B, 7A, 8E, 9E, 10B, 16 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 37; ref. 28085] Off Nisi-jima Island, Chichi-jima Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Japan, depth 135 meters. Holotype (unique): KPM-NI 78. •Valid as Neosebastes multisquamus Motomura 2004 -- (Motomura & Causse 2010:323 [ref. 31102], Yoshikawa & Kai 2016:[1] [ref. 34734], Yoshida et al. 2025:27 [ref. 42063]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes multisquamus Motomura 2004. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Kyushu (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

nigropunctatus, Neosebastes McCulloch [A. R.] 1915:157, Pl. 30 [Biological Results Endeavour v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 2941] South of Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Holotype: AMS E.2403. Paratypes: AMS E.2343 (1), I.12327 (1). •Valid as Neosebastes nigropunctatus McCulloch 1915 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:445 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:486 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Motomura 2004:48 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:873 [ref. 29078], Johnson & Motomura 2008:493 [ref. 30648]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes nigropunctatus McCulloch 1915. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

occidentalis, Neosebastes Motomura [H.] 2004:51, Pl. IIB; Figs. 2C, 3H, 4B, 6B, 7A, 8F, 9F, 11B, 22 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 37; ref. 28085] 60 kilometers northwest of Cape Cuvier, 24°10'S, 113°20'E, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.22272-002. Paratypes: CSIRO CA 338 (1), CA 389 (1), CA 1388 (1); NTM S.14267-006 (1); WAM P.22272-001 (2), P.22391-001 (3), P.23903-001 (2), P.26182-007 (4), P.31122-002 (3). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:18 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Neosebastes occidentalis Motomura 2004 -- (Allen et al. 2006:874 [ref. 29078], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:113 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes occidentalis Motomura 2004. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

panda, Scorpaena Richardson [J.] 1842:216 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (no. 57); ref. 21246] Cockburn Sound, 32°11'S, 115°43'E, Western Australia, depth 18 meters. Neotype: WAM-P 22132-001. Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:18 [ref. 30117]. Based on Emery drawing # 11, underlying specimen from Houtman Abrolhos Is. not found at BMNH. Neotype designated by Motomura 2004:58 [ref. 28085]. •Valid as Neosebastes pandus (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:445 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:487 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:84 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Motomura 2004:55 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:874 [ref. 29078], Johnson & Motomura 2008:494 [ref. 30648], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes pandus (Richardson 1842). Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia. Habitat: marine.

pantica, Neosebastes McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:64, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Holotype (unique): SAMA F601. Type catalog: Glover 1976:171 [ref. 19449]. •Valid as Neosebastes pantica McCulloch & Waite 1918 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:445 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:486 [ref. 22532], Motomura 2004:15 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:873 [ref. 29078]). Current status: Synonym of Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829). Neosebastidae. Habitat: marine.

raoulensis, Maxillicosta Eschmeyer [W. N.] & Poss [S. G.] 1976:442, Figs. 7-8 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 5468] Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, 29°15'S, 177°57'W, depth 60 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P791068. Paratypes: CAS 32173 (1), 32174 (1, c&s); USNM 214627 (1); ZMUC P791069-76 (8). •Valid as Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer & Poss 1976 -- (Paulin 1982:443 [ref. 23678], Paulin et al. 1989:168 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Motomura et al. 2005:86 [ref. 28340], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:112 [ref. 36167], Motomura & Struthers 2015:1087 [ref. 34285]). Current status: Valid as Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer & Poss 1976. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Rise, northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

reticulata, Cristula de Buen [F.] 1961:27, Fig. 7 [Montemar No. 1; ref. 698] Más a Tierra Island (or Robinson Crusoe Island), Juan Fernández Islands. Holotype (unique): EBMC 134. •Valid as Cristula reticulata de Buen 1961 -- (Pequeño 1989:56 [ref. 14125], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:31 [ref. 24590]). •Valid as Maxillicosta reticulata (de Buen 1961) -- (Eschmeyer & Poss 1976:444 [ref. 5468], Motomura et al. 2005:85 [ref. 28340], Dyer & Westneat 2010:604 [ref. 31446]). Current status: Valid as Maxillicosta reticulata (de Buen 1961). Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Juan Fernández Islands, Desventuradas Islands (Chile). Habitat: marine.

scabriceps, Maxillicosta Whitley [G. P.] 1935:246, Pl. 18 (figs. 4-5) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.21. Paratypes: [also paratypes of M. whitleyi] AMS E.988 (1), I.10404 (1) •Valid as Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley 1935 -- (Eschmeyer & Poss 1976:436 [ref. 5468], Paxton et al. 1989:443 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:118 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:483 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:88 [ref. 25488], Platell & Potter 1998:587 [ref. 25005], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Motomura et al. 2005:85 [ref. 28340], Allen et al. 2006:872 [ref. 29078], Johnson & Motomura 2008:491 [ref. 30648], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley 1935. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: southern Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria (Australia). Habitat: marine.

scorpaenoides, Neosebastes Guichenot [A.] 1867:83 [3] [Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg v. 13 (= Ser. 2, v. 3); ref. 1949] Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-4244. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:7 [ref. 20738]. On p. 3 of separate. •Valid as Neosebastes scorpaenoides Guichenot 1867 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:445 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:120 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:488 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:84 [ref. 25488], Motomura 2004:60 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:874 [ref. 29078], Johnson & Motomura 2008:495 [ref. 30648], Motomura & Causse 2010:323 [ref. 31102], Yoshikawa & Kai 2016:[4] [ref. 34734]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes scorpaenoides Guichenot 1867. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: marine.

thetidis, Sebastes Waite [E. R.] 1899:100, Pl. 20 [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney v. 4 (pt 1); ref. 4557] Between Port Jackson and Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, depth 55-78 fathoms. Lectotype: AMS I.3888. Paralectotypes: AMS I.3885-87 (1, 1, 1). Lectotype selected by Motomura 2004:68 [ref. 28085]. •Valid as Neosebastes thetidis (Waite 1899) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:445 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:490 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Motomura 2004:65 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:874 [ref. 29078], Johnson & Motomura 2008:495 [ref. 30648], Yoshikawa & Kai 2016:[4] [ref. 34734]). Current status: Valid as Neosebastes thetidis (Waite 1899). Neosebastidae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

whitleyi, Maxillicosta Eschmeyer [W. N.] & Poss [S. G.] 1976:439, Fig. 5 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 5468] Off Southport, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.4409. Paratypes: AMS E.988 (1), I.10404 (1), IB.4406 (1), IB.7023 (1). Specimens, including types of whitleyi from Tasmania and South Australia at M. meridianus. •Valid as Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss 1976 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:443 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:118 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:484 [ref. 22532], Motomura et al. 2005:85 [ref. 28340], Motomura et al. 2006:454 [ref. 28796], Allen et al. 2006:872 [ref. 29078]). Current status: Valid as Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss 1976. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.