aequipinnis, Scorpis Richardson [J.] 1848:121 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] King George Sound, Western Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 2004.10.10.1 (1, skin). •Valid as Scorpis aequipinnis Richardson 1848 -- (Kuiter 1993:209 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:621 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:200 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:264 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Bray 2006:1325 [ref. 29000], Gomon 2008:606 [ref. 30616], Knudsen & Clements 2013:83 [ref. 33031], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Scorpis aequipinnis Richardson 1848. Scorpididae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.