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Species in the genus Cottapistus: [ 3 ] records

cottoides, Perca Linnaeus [C.] 1758:291 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] No locality [= East Indies]. No types known. Author often seen as Cuvier 1829. •Valid as Cottapistus cottoides (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:50 [ref. 25477] with Cuvier as author, Paxton et al. 1989:440 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:78 [ref. 23977], Poss 1999:2312 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:898 [ref. 29078], Larson et al. 2013:83 [ref. 32988] with author and date as Cuvier 1829, Kwik & Lim 2020:17 [ref. 38869], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:123 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Cottapistus cottoides (Linnaeus 1758). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, wstern Pacific: Indonesia south to Arafura Sea and northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

cynocephalus, Paracentropogon Weber [M.] 1913:501, Fig. 103 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Molo Strait, Siboga station 51, depth 90-54 m; Flores Sea, 8°30'S, 119°07.5'E, station 310, depth 73 meters. Syntypes: ZMA 110231-33 (1, 2, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:82 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Cottapistus cottoides (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Cottapistus cottoides (Linnaeus 1758). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Habitat: marine.

scorpio, Paracentropogon Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:115 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] 14 miles southeast, off Cape Capricorn, Queensland, Australia, depth 13 fathoms. Syntypes: (3) AMS E.2681 (1), E.2945 (1), IA.140 (1); ?QM I.1578 (1). •Valid as Cottapistus scorpio (Ogilby 1910) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:440 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847]). •Synonym of Cottapistus cottoides (Linaneus 1758) -- (Allen et al. 2006:898 [ref. 29078]). Current status: Synonym of Cottapistus cottoides (Linnaeus 1758). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Habitat: marine.