Phenacoscorpius Fowler [H. W.] 1938:69 Masc. Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler 1938. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Phenacoscorpius Fowler 1938 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:51 [ref. 1274], Eschmeyer 1965:522 [ref. 1273], Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:293 [ref. 6389], Eschmeyer 1986:470 [ref. 5652], Poss 1999:2300 [ref. 24796], Mandrytsa 2001:251 [ref. 25636], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1234 [ref. 27048], Motomura 2009:774 [ref. 30292], Motomura & Last 2009:27 [ref. 30568], Motomura et al. 2012:145 [ref. 32375], Motomura et al. 2012:151 [ref. 32376], Okamoto et al. 2012:77 [ref. 33660], Fricke et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33930], Motomura & Struthers 2015:1093 [ref. 34285], Wibowo & Motomura 2017:261 [ref. 35599], Fricke et al. 2018:132 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36673], Wibowo & Motomura 2022:1 [ref. 38946]). Current status: Valid as Phenacoscorpius Fowler 1938. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae.