papuensis, Scorpaena Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:321 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6701. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:16 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall et al. 1997:504 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:98 [ref. 23965], Poss 1999:2307 [ref. 24796], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:48 [ref. 25801], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:40 [ref. 27510], Motomura et al. 2004:100 [ref. 28581], Randall 2005:123 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:890 [ref. 29066], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:235 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Fricke et al. 2014:53 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:22 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:103 [ref. 36673], Sonoyama et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37637], Tsuno et al. 2022:82 [ref. 39111], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Society Islands, north to southern Sea of Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.