tribulosus, Scorpaenodes Eschmeyer [W. N.] 1969:8, Fig. 1c [Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences No. 76; ref. 7813] Off Kenya, Indian Ocean, 2°42'S, 40°53'E, depth 77 fathoms. Holotype: CAS 24267. Paratypes: USNM 204031 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenodes tribulosus Eschmeyer 1969 -- (Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1972:59 [ref. 7611], Greenfield & Matsuura 2002:977 [ref. 26507], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Poss et al. 2010:242 [ref. 30744], Poss & Motomura 2022:536 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenodes tribulosus Eschmeyer 1969. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Somalia and Kenya). Habitat: marine.