nielseni, Sebastapistes Smith [J. L. B.] 1964:298, Pl. 30 (fig. C) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 126; ref. 3444] Off Durban, South Africa, 29°56'S, 31°19'E, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 405 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P79192. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:80 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Neoscorpaena nielseni (Smith 1964) -- (Mandrytsa 2001:277 [ref. 25636], Motomura et al. 2011:62 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980] genus needs evaluation, Fricke et al. 2018:131 [ref. 35805]). •Valid as Neomerinthe nielseni (Smith 1964) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:469 [ref. 5652], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847] (not this species per ref. 31308), Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Poss & Motomura 2022:522 [ref. 39725], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe nielseni (Smith 1964). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion). Habitat: marine.