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Species in the genus Neomerinthe: [ 22 ] records

amplisquamiceps, Scorpaena Fowler [H. W.] 1938:55, Fig. 21 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Matoco Point, Verde Island Passage and Batangas Bay, Philippines, 13°44'36"N, 120°59'15"E, Albatross station D.5266, depth 182 meters (100 fathoms). Holotype: USNM 98883. Paratypes: USNM 98985-88 (1, 2, 1, 2). •Valid as Sebastapistes amplisquamiceps (Fowler 1938) -- (Kailola 1971:130 [ref. 39475], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:574 [ref. 27969]). •Valid as Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler 1938) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:444 [ref. 12442], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Poss 1999:2322 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Allen et al. 2006:882 [ref. 29066], Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Larson et al. 2013:81 [ref. 32988], Naranji et al. 2020:[2] 400 [ref. 37504], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:113 [ref. 41223], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:3 [ref. 40584], Matsumoto & Motomura 2024:14 [ref. 41231]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler 1938). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia (Java). IUCN (2020): not assessed. Habitat: marine.

bathyperimensis, Neomerinthe Zajonz [U.] & Klausewitz [W.] 2002:1482, Figs. 1-2, 3a [Journal of Fish Biology v. 61 (no. 6); ref. 26817] Strait of Perim, northwestern of Perim Island, Yemen, southern Red Sea, 12°43.7'N, 43°15.0'E, MINDIK-Expedition, River V. Meteor cruise 5, station 230, depth 228-235 meters. Holotype (unique): SMF 29278. The specimen is an abnormal one, lacking anal fin spines. •Valid as Neomerinthe bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002-- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308]). •Synonym of Neomerinths erostris (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

bauchotae, Neomerinthe Poss [S. G.] & Duhamel [G.] 1991:94, Figs. 1-2 [Cybium v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 15728] Saint Paul Island [not Amsterdam Island], southern Indian Ocean, 38°48'S, 77°34'E, depth 350-412 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1989-0273. Paratypes: CAS 70095 (1); GCRL 23319 (1); MNHN 1989-0274 to 0276 (1, 1, 3), 1989-0277 (4, 1 c&s), 1989-0278 to 0279 (1, 3), 1990-1500 (1, badly damaged). •Valid as Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel 1991 -- (Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980], Motomura et al. 2016:112 [ref. 35079], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel 1991. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

beanorum, Pontinus Evermann [B. W.] & Marsh [M. C.] 1900:279, Fig. 85 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]; ref. 14876] 1.25 miles north of the entrance to San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Fish Hawk station 6050, depth 91 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 49534. •Valid as Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann & Marsh 1900) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:42 [ref. 1274], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Acero P. & Navas S. 1997:63 [ref. 26475], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1242 [ref. 27048], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:32 [ref. 28815], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:570 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann & Marsh 1900). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: northern Bahamas, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

bucephalus, Scorpaena Alcock [A. W.] 1896:302 [2] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3); ref. 91] Off Coromandel coast, India, Investigator, depth 60 meters (33 fathoms). Lectotype: ZSI F14084. Paralectotype: ZSI F13737 (1) depth 36 fathoms. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:155 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:42 [ref. 22148]. On p. 2 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1898: Pl. 18 (fig. 7) [ref. 20534]. Lectotype selected by Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:14 [ref. 40584]. •Valid as Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Poss & Motomura 2022:521 [ref. 39725], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:8 [ref. 40584], Matsumoto & Motomura 2024:142 [ref. 40916], Matsumoto & Motomura 2024:8 [ref. 41231]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India, Indonesia, east to Philippines, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to northern and western Australia. Habitat: marine.

costata, Neomerinthe Matsumoto [T.] & Motomura [H.] 2024:2, Figs. 1, 7a [Ichthyological Research v. 72 (no. 1); ref. 41231] Northwest of Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia, 27°55'43.2"′S, 113°08'16.8"E - 27°55'01.2"S, 113°08'38.4"E, depth 252 - 253 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H6374-01. Paratypes: CSIRO, NMV. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Neomerinthe costata Matsumoto & Motomura 2024. Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe costata Matsumoto & Motomura 2024. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

erostris, Scorpaena Alcock [A. W.] 1896:302 [2] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3); ref. 91] Off southern Sri Lanka, 6°06'30"N, 81°23'00"E, Investigator station 59, depth 62 - 77 meters (34 or 42 fathoms). Lectotype: ZSI F12977. Paralectotype: ZSI F12978 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:155 [ref. 20743]. On p. 2 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1898: Pl. 18 (fig. 6) [ref. 20534]. Lectotype selected by Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980]. •Valid as Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308] with possible synonyms, Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2018:130 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Motomura in Koeda & Ho 2019:512 [ref. 42208], Psomadakis et al. 2020:359 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:115 [ref. 41223], Osmany & Moazzam 2022:545 [ref. 39956], Poss & Motomura 2022:522 [ref. 39725], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40158], Matsumoto et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40585], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:298 [ref. 40698], Allen & Erdmann 2024:242 [ref. 40796], Chou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41800], Matsumoto & Motomura 2024:10 [ref. 41231], Golani & Fricke 2026:140 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Thukela Bank (South Africa), East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Wallis and Futuna, north to Tosa Bay (Japan), south to New Caledonia and northern Australia. IUCN (2026): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

folgori, Scorpaena Postel [E.] & Roux [C.] 1964:167, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 2); ref. 3082] Brava, Cape Verde Islands, depth 180-200 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1963-0600. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:12 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux 1964) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:44 [ref. 1274], Eschmeyer 1986:468 [ref. 5652], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:667 [ref. 17613], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:152 [ref. 25472], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Tweddle & Anderson 2008:9 [ref. 29604], Poss 2016:2263 [ref. 34610], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux 1964). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

gibbifrons, Scorpaena Fowler [H. W.] 1938:58, Fig. 23 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Cabugan Grande Island, vicinity of Surigao Strait, Philippines, 10°27'30"N, 125°18'E, Albatross station D.5482, depth 67 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 98900. •Valid as Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938 -- (Poss 1999:2335 [ref. 24796], Motomura et al. 2005:29 [ref. 28339]). •Belongs in genus Neomerinthe -- (Motomura et al. 2006:367 [ref. 28789]). •Valid as Neomerinthe gibbifrons (Fower 1938) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308]). •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. Habitat: marine.

harenartis, Neomerinthe Matsumoto [T.] & Motomura [H.] 2023:[15], Figs. 3c, 8 [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 1); ref. 40584] Off Malekula Island, Vanuatu, 16°52'01.2"S, 166°52'58.8"E, depth 191 - 248 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1998--0216. Paratypes: KAUM-I 186283 (1), MNHN 1998-0024 (1), 2023-0256 (1). •Valid as Neomerinthe harenartis Matsumoto & Motomura 2023. Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe harenartis Matsumoto & Motomura 2023. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

hemingwayi, Neomerinthe Fowler [H. W.] 1935:42, Fig. [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 1420] About 70 miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 63482. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:153 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler 1935 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:41 [ref. 1274], Robins & Ray 1986:272 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:97 [ref. 23239], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1243 [ref. 27048], Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:33 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:570 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler 1935. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Pennsylvania south to Florida (U.S.A), including Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A., Mexico). IUCN (2017): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

ignea, Neomerinthe Matsumoto [T.], Muto [N.] & Motomura [H.] 2023:[2], Figs. 1-2, 4a, 5a [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 2); ref. 40585] Off Zushi, Sagami Bay, Honshu, Japan, 35°07'12"N, 139°19'12"E, depth 76 meters. Holotype: KPM 60389. Paratypes: (37) BSKU, KAUM-I, KPM, NSMT, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Neomerinthe ignea Matsumoto, Muto & Motomura 2023 -- (Matsumoto & Motomura 2024:8 [ref. 41231], Chou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41800]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe ignea Matsumoto, Muto & Motomura 2023. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia (Sumbawa Island), Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna Islands, and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

kaufmani, Scorpaena Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1952:397 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 80 (no. 4) (for Dec. 1951); ref. 11045] Entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines, depth 118 meters (65 fathoms). Holotype: USNM 202511 [ex UW 7239]. Paratype: USNM 202570 [ex UW 7254] (1). Additional material: (1). Type catalog: Meldrim & Wadley 1968:873 [ref. 31181]. •In genus Neomerinthe -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817]). •Valid as Neomerinthe kaufmani (Herre 1952) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Motomura in Koeda & Ho 2019:513 [ref. 42208], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:19 [ref. 40584], Chou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41800]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe kaufmani (Herre 1952). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

megalepis, Scorpaena Fowler [H. W.] 1938:56, Fig. 22 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Vicinity of Hong Kong, China Sea, 21°54'N, 114°46'E, Albatross station D.5305, depth 68 meters (37 fathoms). Holotype: USNM 98897. Paratypes: (several) USNM. •Valid as Scorpaena megalepis Fowler 1938 -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728]). •Valid as Sebastapistes megalepis (Fowler 1932) -- (Chen et al. 1997:165 [ref. 26476] dated 1932). •Valid as Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler 1938) -- (Poss 1999:2322 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Motomura et al. 2011:60, 61 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:81 [ref. 32988], Fricke 2015:3 [ref. 33807], Fricke et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33930], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:113 [ref. 41223], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:21 [ref. 40584], Chou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41800]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler 1938). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea east to Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and Northern Territory (Australia). Habitat: marine.

naevosa, Neomerinthe Motomura [H.], Béarez [P.] & Causse [R.] 2011:56, Figs. 1-2 [Cybium v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 31308] Hiva Oa Island, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, 9°43'59"S, 135°41'00"W, depth 107-108 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2010-0952. Paratypes: Many at AMS, CSIRO, MNHN. •Valid as Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse 2011 -- (Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse 2011. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

ornithoptera, Neomerinthe Matsumoto [T.] & Motomura [H.] 2024:137, Figs. 1-3A [Zootaxa 5428 (no. 1); ref. 40916] Outside Suva Harbor, Suva, Viti Levu Island, Fiji, 18°09'36.6"S, 178°23'57.6"E, depth about 103 - 109 meters. Holotype: BPBM 40086. Paratypes: KAUM-I 190376 (1), MNHN 2001-2850 (1). •Valid as Neomerinthe ornithoptera Matsumoto & Motomura 2024. Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe ornithoptera Matsumoto & Motomura 2024. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Wallis and Futuna Islands, and Fiji. Habitat: marine.

pallidimacula, Scorpaena Fowler [H. W.] 1938:61, Fig. 25 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Uanivan Island, Pujada Bay and vicinity, Philippines, 6°50'45"N, 126°14'38"E, Albatross station D.5241, depth 215 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 98889. •Valid as Scorpaena pallidimacula Fowler 1938 -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728]). •Valid as Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler 1938) -- (Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2016:110 [ref. 35079], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2024:142 [ref. 40916]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler 1938). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

parallelaspina, Neomerinthe Matsumoto [T.] & Motomura [H.] 2024:10, Figs. 5, 6, 7b [Ichthyological Research v. 72 (no. 1); ref. 41231] West of North West Cape, Western Australia, Australia, 21°41'36"S, 113°56'74"E, depth 207 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H9057-03. Paratypes: AMS, CSIRO, KAUM-I. •Valid as Neomerinthe parallelaspina Matsumoto & Motomura 2024. Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe parallelaspina Matsumoto & Motomura 2024. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: northwestern and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

procurva, Neomerinthe Chen [L.-C.] 1981:54, Figs. 22, 49 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 34 (nos 1/2); ref. 8619] Off Ta-chi [Daxi], northeastern Taiwan. Holotype: CAS 47306. Paratypes: CAS 42141 (19); SDSU 77-7 (1); SIO 80-212 (5), 80-223 (2). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Neomerinthe procurva Chen 1981 -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Poss 1999:2323 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:571 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:571 [ref. 26001], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Allen et al. 2006:882 [ref. 29066], Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432], Yoshida et al. 2013:78 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36673], Motomura in Koeda & Ho 2019:514 [ref. 42208], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:115 [ref. 41223], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Vilasri et al. 2023:77 [ref. 40764], Abidin et al. 2024:7 [ref. 42079], Chou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41800]). •Synonym of Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock 1896) -- (Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:8 [ref. 40584]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

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.

rufescens, Helicolenus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:631, Fig. 246 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Vicinity of Kauai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4133, depth 41-165 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51628. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8619 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:120 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Neomerinthe rufescens (Gilbert 1905) -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:313 [ref. 6389], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Mundy 2005:326 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:172 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2011:60, 61 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:25 [ref. 40584]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe rufescens (Gilbert 1905). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Johnston Atoll. Habitat: marine.

tortugae, Neomerinthe Hildebrand [S. F.] in Longley & Hildebrand 1940:247, Fig. 13 [Papers Tortugas Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington v. 32; ref. 2822] South of Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A., depth 60 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 108871. Paratypes: USNM 108872 (2). •Synonym of Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler 1935 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:41 [ref. 1274], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1243 [ref. 27048], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler 1935. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.