corallinus, Pontinus Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1903:178 [35] [Boletim Sociedade Nacional Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro [Lavoura] 1903 (nos 4-7); ref. 3709] East-southeast of Ilha Rasa, off coast of Brazil, depth 100 meters. Lectotype: MNRJ 1889A. Paralectotypes: MNRJ 1889 (2). Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:406 [ref. 12732]. On p. 35 of separate. Lectotype selected by Miranda Ribeiro 1953:406 [ref. 12732] [but perhaps not isolated]. •Questionably valid as Pontinus corallinus Miranda Ribeiro 1903 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:34 [ref. 1274]). •Valid as Pontinus corallinus Miranda Ribeiro 1903 -- (Cervigón 1992:421 [ref. 23827], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1238 [ref. 27048], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27192], Carvalho-Filho 2023:107 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus corallinus Miranda Ribeiro 1903. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) endemic. Habitat: marine.