cincta, Pterois Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:108, Pl. 26 (fig. 3) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 349. •Synonym of Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 -- (Dor 1984:86 [ref. 29757], Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:x [ref. 33609]). •Valid as Pterois cincta Rüppell 1838 -- (Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[3] [ref. 33935], Matsunuma et al. 2017:333 [ref. 35034], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Poss & Motomura 2022:516 [ref. 39725]). •Valid as Pteropterus cinctus (Rüppell 1838) -- (Chou et al. 2023:6 [ref. 41366]). Current status: Valid as Pteropterus cinctus (Rüppell 1838). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.