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Species in the genus Neomerinthe: [ 21 ] records

amplisquamiceps, Scorpaena Fowler [H. W.] 1938:55, Fig. 21 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Matoco Point, Verde Island Passage and Batangas Bay, Philippines, 13°44'36"N, 120°59'15"E, Albatross station D.5266, depth 182 meters (100 fathoms). Holotype: USNM 98883. Paratypes: USNM 98985-88 (1, 2, 1, 2). •Valid as Sebastapistes amplisquamiceps (Fowler 1938) -- (Kailola 1971:130 [ref. 39475], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:574 [ref. 27969]). •Valid as Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler 1938) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:444 [ref. 12442], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Poss 1999:2322 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Allen et al. 2006:882 [ref. 29066], Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Larson et al. 2013:81 [ref. 32988], Naranji et al. 2020:[2] 400 [ref. 37504], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:3 [ref. 40584]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler 1938). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia (Java). IUCN (2020): not assessed. Habitat: marine.

bathyperimensis, Neomerinthe Zajonz [U.] & Klausewitz [W.] 2002:1482, Figs. 1-2, 3a [Journal of Fish Biology v. 61 (no. 6); ref. 26817] Strait of Perim, northwestern of Perim Island, Yemen, southern Red Sea, 12°43.7'N, 43°15.0'E, MINDIK-Expedition, River V. Meteor cruise 5, station 230, depth 228-235 meters. Holotype (unique): SMF 29278. The specimen is an abnormal one, lacking anal fin spines. •Valid as Neomerinthe bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002-- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308]). •Synonym of Neomerinths erostris (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

bauchotae, Neomerinthe Poss [S. G.] & Duhamel [G.] 1991:94, Figs. 1-2 [Cybium v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 15728] Saint Paul Island [not Amsterdam Island], southern Indian Ocean, 38°48'S, 77°34'E, depth 350-412 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1989-0273. Paratypes: CAS 70095 (1); GCRL 23319 (1); MNHN 1989-0274 to 0276 (1, 1, 3), 1989-0277 (4, 1 c&s), 1989-0278 to 0279 (1, 3), 1990-1500 (1, badly damaged). •Valid as Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel 1991 -- (Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980], Motomura et al. 2016:112 [ref. 35079], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel 1991. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

beanorum, Pontinus Evermann [B. W.] & Marsh [M. C.] 1900:279, Fig. 85 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]; ref. 14876] 1.25 miles north of the entrance to San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, Fish Hawk station 6050, depth 91 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 49534. •Valid as Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann & Marsh 1900) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:42 [ref. 1274], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Acero P. & Navas S. 1997:63 [ref. 26475], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1242 [ref. 27048], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:32 [ref. 28815], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann & Marsh 1900). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

bucephalus, Scorpaena Alcock [A. W.] 1896:302 [2] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3); ref. 91] Off Coromandel coast, India, Investigator, depth 60 meters (33 fathoms). Lectotype: ZSI F14084. Paralectotype: ZSI F13737 (1) depth 36 fathoms. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:155 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:42 [ref. 22148]. On p. 2 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1898: Pl. 18 (fig. 7) [ref. 20534]. Lectotype selected by Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:14 [ref. 40584]. •Valid as Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Poss & Motomura 2022:521 [ref. 39725], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:8 [ref. 40584], Matsumoto & Motomura 2024:142 [ref. 40916]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India, Indonesia, east to Philippines, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to northern and western Australia. Habitat: marine.

erostris, Scorpaena Alcock [A. W.] 1896:302 [2] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3); ref. 91] Off southern Sri Lanka, 6°06'30"N, 81°23'00"E, Investigator station 59, depth 62 - 77 meters (34 or 42 fathoms). Lectotype: ZSI F12977. Paralectotype: ZSI F12978 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:155 [ref. 20743]. On p. 2 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1898: Pl. 18 (fig. 6) [ref. 20534]. Lectotype selected by Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980]. •Valid as Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308] with possible synonyms, Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2018:130 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Psomadakis et al. 2020:359 [ref. 37272], Osmany & Moazzam 2022:545 [ref. 39956], Poss & Motomura 2022:522 [ref. 39725], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40158], Matsumoto et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40585], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:298 [ref. 40698]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Thukela Bank (South Africa), East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Wallis and Futuna, north to Tosa Bay (Japan), south to New Caledonia and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

folgori, Scorpaena Postel [E.] & Roux [C.] 1964:167, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 2); ref. 3082] Brava, Cape Verde Islands, depth 180-200 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1963-0600. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:12 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux 1964) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:44 [ref. 1274], Eschmeyer 1986:468 [ref. 5652], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:667 [ref. 17613], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:152 [ref. 25472], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Tweddle & Anderson 2008:9 [ref. 29604], Poss 2016:2263 [ref. 34610], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux 1964). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

gibbifrons, Scorpaena Fowler [H. W.] 1938:58, Fig. 23 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Cabugan Grande Island, vicinity of Surigao Strait, Philippines, 10°27'30"N, 125°18'E, Albatross station D.5482, depth 67 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 98900. •Valid as Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938 -- (Poss 1999:2335 [ref. 24796], Motomura et al. 2005:29 [ref. 28339]). •Belongs in genus Neomerinthe -- (Motomura et al. 2006:367 [ref. 28789]). •Valid as Neomerinthe gibbifrons (Fower 1938) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308]). •Synonym of Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

harenartis, Neomerinthe Matsumoto [T.] & Motomura [H.] 2023:[15], Figs. 3c, 8 [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 1); ref. 40584] Off Malekula Island, Vanuatu, 16°52'01.2"S, 166°52'58.8"E, depth 191 - 248 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1998--0216. Paratypes: KAUM-I 186283 (1), MNHN 1998-0024 (1), 2023-0256 (1). •Valid as Neomerinthe harenartis Matsumoto & Motomura 2023. Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe harenartis Matsumoto & Motomura 2023. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

hemingwayi, Neomerinthe Fowler [H. W.] 1935:42, Fig. [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 1420] About 70 miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 63482. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:153 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler 1935 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:41 [ref. 1274], Robins & Ray 1986:272 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:97 [ref. 23239], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1243 [ref. 27048], Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:33 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler 1935. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

ignea, Neomerinthe Matsumoto [T.], Muto [N.] & Motomura [H.] 2023:[2], Figs. 1-2, 4a, 5a [Ichthyological Research First online; ref. 40585] Off Zushi, Sagami Bay, Honshu, Japan, 35°07'12"N, 139°19'12"E, depth 76 meters. Holotype: KPM 60389. Paratypes: (37) BSKU, KAUM-I, KPM, NSMT, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Neomerinthe ignea Matsumoto, Muto & Motomura 2023. Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe ignea Matsumoto, Muto & Motomura 2023. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia (Sumbawa Island), Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna Islands, and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

kaufmani, Scorpaena Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1952:397 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 80 (no. 4) (for Dec. 1951); ref. 11045] Entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines, depth 118 meters (65 fathoms). Holotype: USNM 202511 [ex UW 7239]. Paratype: USNM 202570 [ex UW 7254] (1). Additional material: (1). Type catalog: Meldrim & Wadley 1968:873 [ref. 31181]. •In genus Neomerinthe -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817]). •Valid as Neomerinthe kaufmani (Herre 1952) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:19 [ref. 40584]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe kaufmani (Herre 1952). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

megalepis, Scorpaena Fowler [H. W.] 1938:56, Fig. 22 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Vicinity of Hong Kong, China Sea, 21°54'N, 114°46'E, Albatross station D.5305, depth 68 meters (37 fathoms). Holotype: USNM 98897. Paratypes: (several) USNM. •Valid as Scorpaena megalepis Fowler 1938 -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728]). •Valid as Sebastapistes megalepis (Fowler 1932) -- (Chen et al. 1997:165 [ref. 26476] dated 1932). •Valid as Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler 1938) -- (Poss 1999:2322 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Motomura et al. 2011:60, 61 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:81 [ref. 32988], Fricke 2015:3 [ref. 33807], Fricke et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33930], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:21 [ref. 40584]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler 1938). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan, south to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and northern and western Australia. Habitat: marine.

naevosa, Neomerinthe Motomura [H.], Béarez [P.] & Causse [R.] 2011:56, Figs. 1-2 [Cybium v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 31308] Hiva Oa Island, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, 9°43'59"S, 135°41'00"W, depth 107-108 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2010-0952. Paratypes: Many at AMS, CSIRO, MNHN. •Valid as Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse 2011 -- (Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse 2011. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

nielseni, Sebastapistes Smith [J. L. B.] 1964:298, Pl. 30 (fig. C) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 126; ref. 3444] Off Durban, South Africa, 29°56'S, 31°19'E, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 405 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P79192. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:80 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Neoscorpaena nielseni (Smith 1964) -- (Mandrytsa 2001:277 [ref. 25636], Motomura et al. 2011:62 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980] genus needs evaluation, Fricke et al. 2018:131 [ref. 35805]). •Valid as Neomerinthe nielseni (Smith 1964) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:469 [ref. 5652], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847] (not this species per ref. 31308), Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Poss & Motomura 2022:522 [ref. 39725], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe nielseni (Smith 1964). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion). Habitat: marine.

ornithoptera, Neomerinthe Matsumoto [T.] & Motomura [H.] 2024:137, Figs. 1-3A [Zootaxa 5428 (no. 1); ref. 40916] Outside Suva Harbor, Suva, Viti Levu Island, Fiji, 18°09'36.6"S, 178°23'57.6"E, depth about 103 - 109 meters. Holotype: BPBM 40086. Paratypes: KAUM-I 190376 (1), MNHN 2001-2850 (1). •Valid as Neomerinthe ornithoptera Matsumoto & Motomura 2024. Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe ornithoptera Matsumoto & Motomura 2024. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Wallis and Futuna Islands, and Fiji. Habitat: marine.

pallidimacula, Scorpaena Fowler [H. W.] 1938:61, Fig. 25 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Uanivan Island, Pujada Bay and vicinity, Philippines, 6°50'45"N, 126°14'38"E, Albatross station D.5241, depth 215 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 98889. •Valid as Scorpaena pallidimacula Fowler 1938 -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728]). •Valid as Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler 1938) -- (Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2016:110 [ref. 35079], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2024:142 [ref. 40916]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler 1938). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

procurva, Neomerinthe Chen [L.-C.] 1981:54, Figs. 22, 49 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 34 (nos 1/2); ref. 8619] Off Ta-chi [Daxi], northeastern Taiwan. Holotype: CAS 47306. Paratypes: CAS 42141 (19); SDSU 77-7 (1); SIO 80-212 (5), 80-223 (2). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Neomerinthe procurva Chen 1981 -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Poss 1999:2323 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:571 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:571 [ref. 26001], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Allen et al. 2006:882 [ref. 29066], Motomura et al. 2011:60 [ref. 31308], Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432], Yoshida et al. 2013:78 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36673], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Vilasri et al. 2023:77 [ref. 40764]). •Synonym of Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock 1896) -- (Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:8 [ref. 40584]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe bucephalus (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

rotunda, Neomerinthe Chen [L.-C.] 1981:53, Figs. 22, 47 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 34 (nos 1/2); ref. 8619] Off Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Holotype: CAS 42139. Paratypes: CAS 42140 (1), 42155 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Neomerinthe rotunda Chen 1981 -- (Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Poss 1999:2323 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Motomura et al. 2011:60, 61 [ref. 31308] as possible a synonym of N. erostris, Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Ho & Shao 2011:40 [ref. 31432], Yoshida et al. 2013:78 [ref. 34464]). •Synonym of Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896) -- (Motomura et al. 2015:530 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: western Pacific (Taiwan, Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu) to French Polynesia and to western Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Réunion) (if valid). Habitat: marine.

rufescens, Helicolenus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:631, Fig. 246 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Vicinity of Kauai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4133, depth 41-165 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51628. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8619 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:120 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Neomerinthe rufescens (Gilbert 1905) -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:313 [ref. 6389], Poss & Duhamel 1991:101 [ref. 15728], Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002:1485 [ref. 26817], Mundy 2005:326 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:172 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2011:60, 61 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2015:537 [ref. 33980], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204], Matsumoto & Motomura 2023:25 [ref. 40584]). Current status: Valid as Neomerinthe rufescens (Gilbert 1905). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Johnston Atoll. Habitat: marine.

tortugae, Neomerinthe Hildebrand [S. F.] in Longley & Hildebrand 1940:247, Fig. 13 [Papers Tortugas Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington v. 32; ref. 2822] South of Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A., depth 60 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 108871. Paratypes: USNM 108872 (2). •Synonym of Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler 1935 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:41 [ref. 1274], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1243 [ref. 27048], Fricke et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40204]). Current status: Synonym of Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler 1935. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.