orientalis, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:41, Pls. V (figs. B-C), XI (fig. C) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Oshima, 31°31.9'N, 131°23.5'E, Mietsu, Nango, Miyazaki, Japan, depth less than 8 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 60913. Paratypes: AMS I.40743-001 (1); BPBM 35164 (1), 35252 (1), 35341 (1), 38850 (1); CAS 214202 (1); MNHN 2001-458 (1); MUFS 14065 (1), 154096 (1), 16338 (1), 16392 (1); USNM 364592 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer 2002 -- (Motomura et al. 2004:97 [ref. 28581], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Koeda et al. 2019:306 [ref. 36969]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.