nigerimum, Pontinus Eschmeyer [W. N.] 1983:3, Fig. 1 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 28; ref. 8231] Off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 146 meters. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 11132. •Valid as Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer 1983 -- (Eschmeyer 1986:470 [ref. 5652], Adam et al. 1998:11 [ref. 23610], Myers & Donaldson 2003:618 [ref. 27495] as cf. nigerimum, Motomura et al. 2011:64 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2018:132 [ref. 35805], Ajina et al. 2021:2 [ref. 38736], Poss & Motomura 2022:526 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:300 [ref. 40698]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer 1983. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Pakistan and Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory); Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: marine.