kowiensis, Scorpaena Smith [J. L. B.] 1935:224 [Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown v. 4; ref. 4066] Port Alfred, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 123 [ex AMG]. •Valid as Scorpaena kowienesis Smith 1935 -- (Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:315 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Sebastapistes nuchalis (Günther 1874) -- (Hureau & Litvinenko in Whitehead et al. 1986:1223 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker 1856) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:475 [ref. 5652], Randall 2005:125 [ref. 28239]). •Synonym of Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier 1829). Current status: Synonym of Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.