perplexa, Sebastapistes Motomura [H.], Aizawa [M.] & Endo [H.] 2014:135, Figs. 1-2 [Species Diversity 19; ref. 33591] Hirane off Hasama, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 34°58'42"N, 137°47'33"E, depth 15 meters. Holotype: CMNH-ZF 15719. Paratypes: BSKU, CMNH-ZF, FAKU, KAUM-I, KPM-NI, NSMT-P. •Valid as Sebastapistes perplexa Motomura, Aizawa & Endo 2014. Current status: Valid as Sebastapistes perplexa Motomura, Aizawa & Endo 2014. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Pacific coast of Japan. Habitat: marine.