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Species in the genus Scorpaenichthys: [ 2 ] records

marmoratus, Hemitripterus Ayres [W. O.] 1854:174 [The Pacific [newspaper] v. 3 and 4 (thru no. 6); ref. 157] California, U.S.A. No types known. Appeared first as above on 8 Sept.; then in Ayres 1855:4 [ref. 18923]. Original spelling of the genus by Ayres was Hemitripteras. Authorship of this species was established as Ayres 1854 rather than Girard 1854 in Opinion 1583 in 1990. •Synonym of and junior homonym of Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Girard 1854 -- (Bolin 1944:6 [ref. 6379]). •Valid as Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres 1854) -- (McAllister 1990:201 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg 2002:430 [ref. 25968], Nelson et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:92 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:124 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:44 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:192 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:68 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:116 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:183 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres 1854). Jordaniidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Scorpaenichthys Girard [C. F.] 1854:131 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1817] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 314 (2). Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Girard 1854 and Hemitripteras [sic] marmoratus Ayres 1854 were described independently at about the same date. Authorship of this species was fixed as Ayres 1854 and not Girard 1854 in Opinion 1583 in 1990. •Valid as Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Girard 1854 -- (Herrera 1896:63 [ref. 39336], Bolin 1944:6 [ref. 6379], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:182 [ref. 9277] implied, Matarese et al. 1989:382 [ref. 26885]). •Synonym of Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres 1854). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres 1854). Jordaniidae. Habitat: marine.