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Species in the genus Trachyscorpia: [ 8 ] records

capensis, Scorpaena Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & von Bonde [C.] 1924:18 [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa v. 3 (no. 7) (1922); ref. 1649] West coast of South Africa, Pickle stations 66, 86, 336 and 312, depth 537 and 280 fathoms. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Permanently invalid, preoccupied by Scorpaena capensis Gmelin 1789, replaced by Trachyscorpia (Mesoscorpia) eschmeyeri Whitley 1970. •Treated incorrectly as valid as Trachyscorpia capensis [should use Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri] -- (Eschmeyer 1969:50 [ref. 1274], Paulin 1982:439 [ref. 23678], Eschmeyer 1986:477 [ref. 5652], Paulin et al. 1989:168 [ref. 24556], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165 [ref. 36134], Ishida in Amaoka et al. 1990:234 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:493 [ref. 22532], Mandrytsa 2001:276 [ref. 25636], Pakhorukov 2001:379 [ref. 25409]). •Synonym of Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley 1970 -- (Allen et al. 2006:867 [ref. 29078], Motomura et al. 2007:31 [ref. 29137], McCosker 2008:118 [ref. 29639]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley 1970. Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Habitat: marine.

carnomagula, Trachyscorpia (Mesoscorpia) Motomura [H.], Last [P. R.] & Yearsley [G. K.] 2007:22, Figs. 1A-B, 2A [Zootaxa No. 1466; ref. 29137] East of St Patricks Head, Tasmania, Australia, 41°30'S, 148°44'E, depth 900 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 4234-01. Paratypes: (18) at AMS, CSIRO, NMNZ. Plus non-type specimen. •Valid as Trachyscorpia carnomagula Motomura, Last & Yearsley 2007 -- (McCosker 2008:118 [ref. 29639], Béarez & Motomura 2010:61 [ref. 30680], Struthers & Motomura 2015:1081 [ref. 34284]). Current status: Valid as Trachyscorpia carnomagula Motomura, Last & Yearsley 2007. Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean off Australia. Habitat: marine.

cristulata, Scorpaena Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:246, Pl. 67 (fig. 242) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Off Georgia, U.S.A., 30°44'N, 79°26'W, Albatross station 2415, depth 440 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 39326. Two subspecies usually recognized: T. c. cristulata in the western Atlantic and T. c. echinata in the eastern Atlantic. •Valid as Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean 1896) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:48 [ref. 1274], Blanc & Hureau 1973:585 [ref. 7218], Hureau & Litvinenko in Whitehead et al. 1986:1229 [ref. 13677], Robins & Ray 1986:272 [ref. 23100], Mandrytsa 2001:277 [ref. 25636], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847] as cf. cristulata, Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1265 [ref. 27048], Nelson et al. 2004:116 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:50 [ref. 28815], Motomura et al. 2007:21 [ref. 29137], McCosker 2008:118 [ref. 29639], Béarez & Motomura 2010:61 [ref. 30680], Page et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32708], Poss 2016:2288 [ref. 34610] as T. c. cristulata, Carneiro et al. 2019:229 [ref. 37250], Kovačić et al. 2021:76 [ref. 39014], Page et al. 2023:181 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean 1896). Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

echinata, Scorpaena Köhler [R.] 1896:478, Pl. 27 (figs. 4-6) [Annales de l'Université de Lyon. Paris [etc.] v. 26; ref. 14612] Bay of Biscay, France, 45°57'N, station 4, 6°21'W, depth 1410 meters. Holotype (unique): UCBL. •Synonym of Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean 1896), but a valid subspecies echinata (Köhler 1896) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:49 [ref. 1274], Blanc & Hureau 1973:585 [ref. 7218], Hureau & Litvinenko in Whitehead et al. 1986:1229 [ref. 13677], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:679 [ref. 17613], Santos et al. 1997:78 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:117 [ref. 24952], Saldanha & Biscoito 1997:200 [ref. 24962], Ragonese & Giusto 1999:329 [ref. 24423], Motomura et al. 2007:21 [ref. 29137], McCosker 2008:118 [ref. 29639], Bañón et al. 2016:321 [ref. 34397], Poss 2016:2288 [ref. 34610], Bañón & Maño 2021:67 [ref. 38883]). Current status: Synonym of Trachyscorpia cristulata (Goode & Bean 1896). Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Habitat: marine.

eschmeyeri, Trachyscorpia (Mesoscorpia) Whitley [G. P.] 1970:245 [Australian Zoologist v. 15 (pt 3); ref. 6601] West coast of South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, Pickle stations 66, 86 and 336, 312, depth 537 and 280 fathoms. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Replacement name for Scorpaena capensis Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924, preoccupied by Scorpaena capensis Gmelin 1789. •Valid as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley 1970 -- (Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:867 [ref. 29078], Motomura et al. 2007:21 [ref. 29137], McCosker 2008:118 [ref. 29639], Johnson & Motomura 2008:498 [ref. 30648], Béarez & Motomura 2010:61 [ref. 30680], Struthers & Motomura 2015:1082 [ref. 34284]). Current status: Valid as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley 1970. Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Distribution: Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

longipedicula, Trachyscorpia (Mesoscorpia) Motomura [H.], Last [P. R.] & Yearsley [G. K.] 2007:28, Figs. 1C-D [Zootaxa No. 1466; ref. 29137] South-West Indian Ridge, southwestern Indian Ocean, 39°01'S. 46°31'-32'E, depth 635-970 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 5370-04. Paratypes: CSIRO H 5343-14 (1), H 5343-15 (1), H 5343-16 (1), H 5370-03 (1), H 5798-01 (1), H 5821-04 (1). •Valid as Trachyscorpia longipedicula Motomura, Last & Yearsley 2007 -- (McCosker 2008:118 [ref. 29639], Béarez & Motomura 2010:61 [ref. 30680]). Current status: Valid as Trachyscorpia longipedicula Motomura, Last & Yearsley 2007. Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

osheri, Trachyscorpia McCosker [J. E.] 2008:114, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 59 (no. 3); ref. 29639] Isla Darwin, 1°42.05'N, 92°00.02'W, Galápagos Islands, depth 515 meters. Holotype: CAS 86509. Paratypes: CAS 86504 (1) •Valid as Trachyscorpia osheri McCosker 2008 -- (Béarez & Motomura 2010:61 [ref. 30680], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:22 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Trachyscorpia osheri McCosker 2008. Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

verai, Trachyscorpia Béarez [P.] & Motomura [H.] 2009:62, Figs 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 2277; ref. 30680] Off Puerto López (1°33'S, 80°49'W), Ecuador, eastern Pacific, by longline [from fish market], depth about 200 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2007-0086. •Valid as Trachyscorpia verai Béarez & Motomura 2009 -- (Zavalaga et al. 2022:[2] [ref. 40146], Zavalaga et al. 2023:184 [ref. 40309]). Current status: Valid as Trachyscorpia verai Béarez & Motomura 2009. Scorpaenidae: Sebastolobinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Ecuador and northern Peru. Habitat: marine.