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Species in the genus Pteroidichthys: [ 5 ] records

acutus, Pteroidichthys Motomura [H.] & Kanade [Y.] 2015:495, Figs. 1C-D, 3B [Zootaxa 4057 (no. 4); ref. 34096] South of Vele, Wallis and Futuna Islands, 14°19'05"S, 178°04'05"W, depth 245-400 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2001-2851. Paratypes: ASIZP, KAUM, MNHN. •Valid as Pteroidichthys acutus Motomura & Kanade 2015. Current status: Valid as Pteroidichthys acutus Motomura & Kanade 2015. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Philippines, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands. Habitat: marine.

amboinensis, Pteroidichthys Bleeker [P.] 1856:34 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Manado, Sulawesi. Lectotype: RMNH.PISC 5873. Paralectotypes: RMNH.PISC 5873 (1, head missing). Lectotype selected by Motomura & Kanade 2015:499 [ref. 34096]. •Valid as Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker 1856 -- (Eschmeyer et al. 1973:305 [ref. 6390], Dor 1984:85 [ref. 29757], Chen & Liu 1984:101 [ref. 13451], Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:317 [ref. 6441], Goren & Dor 1994:21 [ref. 25356], Poss 1999:2306 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:572 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Mandrytsa 2001:276 [ref. 25636], Nakabo 2002:572 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:618 [ref. 27495], Shinohara & Imamura 2004:65 [ref. 28198], Randall 2005:118 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:219 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:50 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2015:1 [ref. 33892], Motomura & Kanade 2015:499 [ref. 34096], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Matsumoto et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39596], Poss & Motomura 2022:527 [ref. 39725], Allen & Erdmann 2024:238 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker 1856. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: India east to Philippines and Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

caussei, Pteroidichthys Motomura [H.] & Kanade [Y.] 2015:504, Figs. 2D-F, 3D [Zootaxa 4057 (no. 4); ref. 34096] Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, 19°12'S, 158°42'E, depth 68 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2005-2607. Paratypes: BPBM, MNHN. •Valid as Pteroidichthys caussei Motomura & Kanade 2015. Current status: Valid as Pteroidichthys caussei Motomura & Kanade 2015. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia) and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

godfreyi, Rhinopias Whitley [G. P.] 1954:60, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 1); ref. 4720] Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.2977. •Status uncertain -- (see Eschmeyer et al. 1973:306 [ref. 6390]). •Valid as Rhinopias godfreyi Whitley 1954 -- (Mandrytsa 2001:276 [ref. 25636]). •Mention -- (Chen & Liu 1984:103 [ref. 13451]). •Valid as Pteroidichthys godfreyi (Whitley 1954) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:446 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:884 [ref. 29066], Fricke et al. 2015:1 [ref. 33892]). •Synonym of Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker 1856 -- (Motomura & Kanade 2015:499 [ref. 34096]). Current status: Synonym of Pteroidichthys amboinensis Bleeker 1856. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

noronhai, Pteropelor Fowler [H. W.] 1938:78, Fig. 34 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Vicinity of Hong Kong, China Sea, 21°33'00"N, 116°13'00"E, Albatross station D.5310, depth 100 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 98892. Paratypes: USNM 99009 (1). •Status uncertain -- (see Eschmeyer et al. 1973:305-306 [ref. 6390]). •Valid as Pteropelor noronhai Fowler 1938 -- (Chen & Liu 1984:101 [ref. 13451], Mandrytsa 2001:276 [ref. 25636], Mandrytsa 2002:567 [ref. 26272]). •Valid as Pteroidichthys noronhai (Fowler 1938) -- (Poss 1999:2306 [ref. 24796], Motomura et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2015:1 [ref. 33892], Motomura & Kanade 2015:492 [ref. 34096], Poss & Motomura 2022:527 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Pteroidichthys noronhai (Fowler 1938). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Saya de Malha Bank; South China Sea, Philippines and Vanuatu east to Wallis and Futuna Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.