lithophilus, Scorpis Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:162 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 9926. •Valid as Neoscorpis lithophilus (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) -- (Smith 1986:604 [ref. 5712], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:251 [ref. 28072], Knudsen & Clements 2013:8 [ref. 33031], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259 [ref. 34458], Fricke et al. 2018:233 [ref. 35805], Heemstra 2022:344 [ref. 39773]). Current status: Valid as Neoscorpis lithophilus (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Kyphosidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and southern Mozambique to southern Madagascar. Habitat: marine.