brevirostris, Lioscorpius Wada [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2022:[3], Figs. 3, 4b, 5b [Ichthyological Research v. 70 (no. 1); ref. 39042] Northeast of Tutuba Island, Sanma, Vanuatu, 15°33'47"S, 167°19'30"E, depth 167 - 367 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2008-1242. Paratypes: (18) ASIZP, KAUM-I, MNHN. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Lioscorpius brevirostris Wada & Motomura 2022. Current status: Valid as Lioscorpius brevirostris Wada & Motomura 2022. Scorpaenidae: Setarchinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji. Habitat: marine.