rhodochrous, Sebastes Günther [A.] 1872:659 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1871.7.20.52 (1). •Valid as Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872) -- (Poss 1999:2306 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Randall et al. 2005:119 [ref. 28745], Randall 2007:173 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Fricke 2015:4 [ref. 33807]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.