longispina, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:29, Pl. IV (figs. B-C) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Eastern coast of Flamand Islet, lagoon side, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 7 meters. Holotype: BPBM 20148. Paratypes: BPBM 38851 (1); CAS 214203 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 2146 (1), 14361 (1), 52116 (1), 52133 (1), 62353 (2), 63536 (1); USNM 364593 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer 2001 -- (Heemstra et al. 2004:3318 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:40 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Naranji & Velamala 2016:87 [ref. 35147], Fricke et al. 2018:135 [ref. 35805], Poss & Motomura 2022:541 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Philippines and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Dampier Archipelago (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.