quadrispinosus, Scorpaenodes Greenfield [D. W.] & Matsuura [K.] 2002:973, Figs. 1-2A [Copeia 2002 (no. 4); ref. 26507] Barrier reef off Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji, depth 4.6-6.4 meters. Holotype: CAS 214498. Paratypes: BPBM 38826-27 (1, 1); FMNH 110236 (1); USNM 367135 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfield & Matsuura 2002 -- (Randall 2005:121 [ref. 28239], Motomura et al. 2010:18 [ref. 30748], Motomura et al. 2010:91 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:231 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:52 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988], Motomura et al. 2017:326 [ref. 35035], Allen & Erdmann 2024:249 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfield & Matsuura 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Pacific: Christmas Island (Australia); Papua New Guinea east to Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Rapa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.