simulata, Scorpaenopsis de Beaufort [L. F.] in de Beaufort & Briggs 1962:19 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 11; ref. 242] Sulu Islands. Holotype: ZMA 110244. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:83 [ref. 19236]. Based on Scorpaena rosea of Weber 1913:496 (not of Day). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis simulata de Beaufort 1962 -- (Nakabo et al. 1993:31 [ref. 20716]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler 1938 -- (Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:18 [ref. 25801]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler 1938. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.