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Species in the genus Scorpaenopsis: [ 40 ] records

altirostris, Scorpaenopsis Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:628, Fig. 244 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Off southern coast of Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3849, depth 43-73 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51636. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8620 (2), USNM 51671 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:121 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis altirostris Gilbert 1905 -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:309 [ref. 6389], Nakabo et al. 1993:31 [ref. 20716], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:12 [ref. 25801], Mundy 2005:330 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:176 [ref. 30952], Motomura & Causse 2011:50 [ref. 31125], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis altirostris Gilbert 1905. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

axillaris, Scorpaena Bliss [R.] 1883:51 [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13; ref. 16966] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MCZ 6028. •Synonym of Sebastapistes mauritiana Cuvier 1829 -- (Fricke 1999:163 [ref. 24106]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (W. Eschmeyer, pers. observation of holotype, Heemstra 2004:3337 [ref. 27945], Motomura & Shinohara 2005:300 [ref. 29181]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

barbata, Scorpaena Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:105, Pl. 27 (fig. 1) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 1381. Scorpaenopsis is feminine, so correct spelling is barbata. Preoccupied by Scorpaena barbata Bonnaterre 1788, but available due to reversal of precedence following ICZN Art. 23.9 (see also comments under Scorpaena barbata Bonnaterre 1788). We are aware of 25 publications that use Scorpaenopsis barbata or barbatus as valid, published in 1984-2013 (R. Fricke, personal communication, Apr. 2016), to meet the conditions of ICZN Art. 23.9.1.2. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell 1838) -- (Dor 1984:83 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:22 [ref. 25356] as barbatus, Randall 1995:111 [ref. 22896] as barbatus, Carpenter et al. 1997:137 [ref. 23922] as barbatus, Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:13 [ref. 25801], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Motomura et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Golani & Fricke 2018:55 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:128 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:68 [ref. 36871], Poss & Motomura 2022:538 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell 1838). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Somalia and Socotra (Yemen) to Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

brevifrons, Scorpaenopsis Eschmeyer [W. N.] & Randall [J. E.] 1975:299, Figs. 14-15 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 40 (no. 11); ref. 6389] Kaneohe Bay, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: BPBM 10958. Paratypes: ANSP 84921 (1); BPBM 4350 (1), 7816 (3), 10182 (1), 11985 (1), 13350-51 (1, 1); CAS 30231 (2); USNM 214047 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:152 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer & Randall 1975 -- (Eschmeyer 1986:474 [ref. 5652], Poss 1999:2340 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:575 [ref. 25086], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:14 [ref. 25801], Nakabo 2002:575 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:330 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:176 [ref. 30952], Motomura & Causse 2011:50 [ref. 31125], Motomura et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer & Randall 1975. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

cacopsis, Scorpaenopsis Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:401, Figs. 13-14 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 (1899); ref. 2340] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 49690. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins 1901 -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:308 [ref. 6389], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:16 [ref. 25801], Mundy 2005:330 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:177 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins 1901. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

catocala, Scorpaenopsis Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:201, Pl. 56 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50651. Paratypes: AMNH 2293 [ex CAS-SU 7466] (1); ANSP 24221 (1); BPBM 1698 (1); FMNH 3966 (1); MCZ 54338 (1); CAS-SU 7466 (1), 7754 (6); USFC 2717 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:122 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:153 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:78 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:305 [ref. 6389], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:19 [ref. 25801], Mundy 2005:331 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

cirrosa, Perca Thunberg [C. P.] 1793:199, Pl. 7 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 14 (for 1793); ref. 26701] Miyake-jima Island, Izu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMUU 315. Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133]. The correct original spelling is cirrosa, but often seen as cirrhosa. Motomura et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31308] states neotype designated by Randall & Eschmeyer 2001:17 [25801], but the holotype is apparently available. •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (Bleeker 1849) -- (Dor 1984:84 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg 1793) [sometimes as cirrhosa] -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:332 [ref. 19756], Kyushin et al. 1982:271 [ref. 19754], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:315 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:87 [ref. 15964] as cirrhosa, Kim & Lee 1993:471 [ref. 39487] as cirrhosa, Chen et al. 1997:165 [ref. 26476] as cirrhosa, Motomura & Iwatsuki 1997:130 [ref. 23963], Poss 1999:2341 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:576 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:606 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:64 [ref. 25480] as cf. cirrhosa, Shinohara et al. 2001:313 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:576 [ref. 26001], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:17 [ref. 25801], Choi et al. 2003:242, 564 [ref. 26218] as cirrhosa, Motomura et al. 2004:90 [ref. 28581], Motomura et al. 2010:91 [ref. 31256], Motomura et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2011:64 [ref. 32410], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Motomura et al. 2015:18 [ref. 34709], Kim et al. 2020:95 [ref. 39118], Kwik & Lim 2020:14 [ref. 38869], Sonoyama et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37637], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:306 [ref. 40698], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg 1793). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Vietnam, southern China and Taiwan north to South Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

cotticeps, Scorpaenopsis Fowler [H. W.] 1938:65, Fig. 27 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Tinakta Island, Tawi Tawi Islands, Sulu Archipelago, 5°11'50"N, 119°54'E, Albatross station D.5159, depth 10 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 98891. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler 1938 -- (Nakabo et al. 1993:31 [ref. 20716], Poss 1999:2341 [ref. 24796], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:18 [ref. 25801], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Motomura et al. 2004:93 [ref. 28581], Allen et al. 2006:889 [ref. 29066], Motomura & Causse 2011:50 [ref. 31125], Allen & Erdmann 2012:232 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Poss & Motomura 2022:539 [ref. 39725], Yamakuchi et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40980]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler 1938. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden, Somalia and Seychelles east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

crenulata, Scorpaenopsis Motomura [H.] & Causse [R.] 2011:46, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 87 (no. 1); ref. 31125] Wallis and Futuna Islands, 11°54'00"S, 179°31'06"W, depth 600 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1995-746. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis crenulata Motomura & Causse 2011 -- (Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis crenulata Motomura & Causse 2011. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Wallis and Futuna Islands. Habitat: marine.

diabolus, Scorpaena Cuvier [G.] (ex Duhamel du Monceau) 1829:166 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Mer du Croisic [northern Bay of Biscay, eastern Atlantic; erroneous, is Indo-West Pacific]. No types known. Non-types: MNHN 0000-6684 (1) New Guinea, 0000-6718 (1) New Guinea, 0000-6719 (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:12 [ref. 20738] with types from ref. 998. Available from footnote as, "Aj. Sc. diabolus. Nob., Duham., sect. V, pl. iii, f. 1." Also in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:312 [ref. 998] with source more detailed as "Duhamel, Pêches, 2e part., sect. 5, p. 92, pl. 3, fig. 1" (Duhamel 1778:92 [ref. 30232]). Duhamel's type locality 'Mer du Croisic' corrected by Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:313 [ref. 998] to 'Grand Océan oriental' (Indo-West Pacific) with Indian Ocean, Java, Moluccas and Tahiti as actual localities. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:305 [ref. 6389], Dor 1984:84 [ref. 29757], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:315 [ref. 6441], Eschmeyer 1986:474 [ref. 5652], Allen & Swainston 1988:50 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:450 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:21 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:83 [ref. 15987], Kim & Lee 1993:471 [ref. 39487], Randall 1995:111 [ref. 22896], Larson & Williams 1997:353 [ref. 23967], Allen 1997:78 [ref. 23977], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:296 [ref. 24023] [in error -- see McCosker 1998:810 [ref. 24025]], Kuiter 1997:84 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:83 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:98 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:161 [ref. 24106], Poss 1999:2342 [ref. 24796], Allen 2000:86 [ref. 37268], Motomura & Iwatsuki 2000:2 [ref. 24401], Nakabo 2000:575 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:606 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:167 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:65 [ref. 25480], Randall & Earle 2000:10 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:575 [ref. 26001], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:19 [ref. 25801], Choi et al. 2003:242, 564 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:619 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27624], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:145 [ref. 28072], Motomura et al. 2004:94 [ref. 28581], Randall 2005:122 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:331 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:889 [ref. 29066], Randall 2007:177 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:40 [ref. 30213], Motomura 2009:67 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2010:91 [ref. 31256], Motomura & Causse 2011:51 [ref. 31125], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:233 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Fricke et al. 2014:52 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:22 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:134 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:55 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:103 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:68 [ref. 36871], Kwik & Lim 2020:14 [ref. 38869], Poss & Motomura 2022:539 [ref. 39725], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), Marquesas Islands and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Korea and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Elizabeth and Middleton reefs (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

durbanensis, Scorpaena Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1909:236 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 3, no. 5); ref. 1650] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: SAM 10009. Paralectotypes: SAM 10010 (2). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:475 [ref. 5652], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

eschmeyeri, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Greenfield [D. W.] 2004:385, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 55 (no. 19); ref. 27899] Rabi Island, northwestern shore, 16°26.701'S, 179°56.261'W, Vanua Levu, Fiji, depth 1-2 meters. Holotype: CAS 218804. Paratypes: AMS I.42980-001 (1); BPBM 33775 (1), 34264 (2), 39423 (1), 39424 (2); CAS 214577 (1), 219133 (2), 219134 (1), 219135 (1); MNHN 2004-1171 (1); NSMT-P 67891 (1); USNM 243332 (1), 259405 (1), 375892 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall & Greenfield 2004 -- (Allen et al. 2006:889 [ref. 29066], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall & Greenfield 2004. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji. Habitat: marine.

furneauxi, Scorpaenopsis palmeri Whitley [G. P.] 1959:24 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1957-58; ref. 4730] 11 miles northwest of Pine Peak Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS E.2896. Paratypes: IB.3978, IB.3983 (2) •Valid as Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Whitley 1959 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:450 [ref. 12442], Poss 1999:2307 [ref. 24796], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:23 [ref. 25801], Allen et al. 2006:889 [ref. 29066], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Larson et al. 2013:82 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Whitley 1959. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia) endemic. Habitat: marine.

gibbosa, Scorpaena Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:192, Pl. 44 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] "America" [erroneous, is Indo-West Pacific]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 768. Type catalog: Paepke & Fricke 1992:270 [ref. 19946], Paepke 1999:132 [ref. 24282]. See McCosker 1998:810 [ref. 24025]. •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell 1838) -- (Dor 1984:83 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider 1901) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:474 [ref. 5652], Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:305 [ref. 6389], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:88 [ref. 15964], Paxton et al. 1989:451 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:21 [ref. 13251], Goren & Dor 1994:22 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:573 [ref. 27969], Chen et al. 1997:166 [ref. 26476], Fricke 1999:162 [ref. 24106], Poss 1999:2307 [ref. 24796], Johnson 1999:727 [ref. 25471], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:606 [ref. 25122], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:24 [ref. 25801], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:26 [ref. 27712], Heemstra et al. 2004:3318 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:145 [ref. 28072], Motomura & Shinohara 2005:300 [ref. 29181], Fricke et al. 2009:40 [ref. 30213], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:65 [ref. 35264], Motomura & Causse 2011:51 [ref. 31125], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Fricke et al. 2018:134 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:28 [ref. 36883], Poss & Motomura 2022:540 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Kenya, east to Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

gilchristi, Dendroscorpaena Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:61, Fig. 4 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 4; ref. 4112] Off the Tugela River, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 11851. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (Smith 1957) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:474 [ref. 5652], Nakabo et al. 1993:31 [ref. 20716], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:26 [ref. 25801], Motomura & Causse 2011:50 [ref. 31125], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Poss & Motomura 2022:540 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (Smith 1957). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Somalia, Saya de Malha Bank; western Pacific: ?New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

insperatus, Scorpaenopsis Motomura [H.] 2004:546, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 2004 (no. 3); ref. 27914] Near end of fuel wharf, east side of Chowder Bay, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 33°50'48"S, 151°15'35"E, depth 14.4 meters. Holotype: AMS I.40868-011. Paratypes: AMS I.40868-030 (1). The species epithet insperatus is an adjective, and therefore changes its ending to insperata when in the feminine genus Scorpaenopsis. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis insperatus Motomura 2004 -- (Allen et al. 2006:889 [ref. 29066], Motomura & Causse 2011:50 [ref. 31125]). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis insperata Motomura 2004. Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis insperata Motomura 2004. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

iop, Scorpaenopsis Nakabo [T.], Senou [H.] & Masuda [H.] 1993:29, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (no. 1); ref. 20716] Izu Oceanic Park, Futo, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture, east coast of Izu Peninsula, Japan, depth 30 meters. Holotype: FAKU 58788. Paratypes: IOPM 2080 (1); NSMT-P 35788 [or 35785] (1); TKPM-P 1305 (1); FAKU 188 (1), 192 (1), 57333 (1), 59113 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis iop Nakabo, Senou & Masuda 1993 -- (Nakabo 2000:575 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:575 [ref. 26001]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler 1938 -- (Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:18 [ref. 25801], Motomura et al. 2004:93 [ref. 28581]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler 1938. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

kagoshimana, Scorpaena Döderlein [L.] in Steindachner & Döderlein 1884:196 [28] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 49 (1. Abth.); ref. 4248] Kagoshima, Japan. Syntypes: MZS 1144 (1); NMW 76575 (2). Type information (MZS) from Amaoka & Fujii 1999:153 [ref. 26515], who identified MZS 1144 as Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier 1829). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel 1837 -- (Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:36 [ref. 25801], Motomura et al. 2004:97 [ref. 28581]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel 1837. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

lactomaculata, Scorpaena Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1945:400 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 35 (no. 12); ref. 2141] Near Mumbai, India. Holotype: ZSI. Paratypes: CAS-SU 14661 (1). Originally as lacto-maculata. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre 1945) -- (Randall 1995:111 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:137 [ref. 23922], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:28 [ref. 25801], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Psomadakis et al. 2015:185 [ref. 34104], Eagderi et al. 2019:128 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:68 [ref. 36871] as cf. lacteomaculata, Poss & Motomura 2022:541 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:306 [ref. 40698]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre 1945). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf east to India. Habitat: marine.

leonina, Scorpaena Richardson [J.] 1846:216 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. No types known. Based on drawings, one specimen not examined (see Whitehead 1970:211, Pl. 2b [ref. 11606]). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis leonina Richardson 1846 -- (Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703] [misidentification]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunbert 1793) -- (Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:17 [ref. 25801]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg 1793). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

longispina, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:29, Pl. IV (figs. B-C) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Eastern coast of Flamand Islet, lagoon side, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 7 meters. Holotype: BPBM 20148. Paratypes: BPBM 38851 (1); CAS 214203 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 2146 (1), 14361 (1), 52116 (1), 52133 (1), 62353 (2), 63536 (1); USNM 364593 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer 2001 -- (Heemstra et al. 2004:3318 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:40 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Naranji & Velamala 2016:87 [ref. 35147], Fricke et al. 2018:135 [ref. 35805], Poss & Motomura 2022:541 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Philippines and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Dampier Archipelago (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

macrochir, Scorpaenopsis Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:29 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Bulwer Island, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1544 [ex AFAQ 1305]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby 1910 -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:305 [ref. 6389], Paxton et al. 1989:451 [ref. 12442], Myers 1999:98 [ref. 23965], Poss 1999:2343 [ref. 24796], Johnson 1999:727 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:33 [ref. 25801], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:619 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:40 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27624], Motomura et al. 2004:96 [ref. 28581], Randall 2005:122 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:890 [ref. 29066], Motomura & Causse 2011:51 [ref. 31125], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:233 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Larson et al. 2013:82 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:314 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:52 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988], Poss & Motomura 2022:542 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby 1910. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mascarenes (Mauritius); eastern Indonesia east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Dampier Archipelago (Western Australia) and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

multicolor, Scorpaena Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Not available, name mentioned in passing in synonymy of Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier 1829); from Java, Indonesia. Nomen Nudum. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae.

neglecta, Scorpaenopsis Heckel [J. J.] 1837:159 [Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2 (no. 1) (for 1840); ref. 2079] Sea of East Indies. No types known. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel 1837 (often dated 1839 or 1840) -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:305 [ref. 6389], Kyushin et al. 1982:270 [ref. 19754], Paxton et al. 1989:451 [ref. 12442], Motomura & Iwatsuki 1997:130 [ref. 23963], Poss 1999:2307 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:575 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:606 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:36 [ref. 25801], Nakabo 2002:575 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Motomura et al. 2004:97 [ref. 28581], Allen et al. 2006:890 [ref. 29066], Motomura 2009:67 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2010:91 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Motomura & Causse 2011:51 [ref. 31125], Allen & Erdmann 2012:234 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Larson et al. 2013:82 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:80 [ref. 34464], Koeda et al. 2016:22 [ref. 35333], Motomura et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35490], Motomura in Kimura et al. 2018:77 [ref. 36460], Psomadakis et al. 2020:361 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37637], Poss & Motomura 2022:542 [ref. 39725], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935], Vilasri et al. 2023:77 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel 1837. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: southern India, Myanmar and Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia), north to southern Sea of Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

nesogallica, Scorpaena Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:315 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-0774 (1), 0000-6671 (1). Non-types?: ZMB 754 (1), 755 (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:15-16 [ref. 20738], Paepke & Fricke 1992:271 [ref. 19946]. •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:474 [ref. 5652], Fricke 1999:162 [ref. 24106], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:24 [ref. 25801], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

novaeguineae, Scorpaena Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:320 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6676. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:16 [ref. 20738]. Originally as Novae-guineae. •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall 1995:112 [ref. 22896], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801] once as novaguineae, Motomura et al. 2011:69 [ref. 31308]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

obtusa, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:37, Fig. 10 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Observation Island, Sulu Archipelago, Tawitawi Group, Philippines, depth 16.5 meters. Holotype: USNM 169475. Paratypes: CAS 54231 (1), 213340 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer 2002 -- (Allen et al. 2006:890 [ref. 29066], Motomura & Shinohara 2005:296 [ref. 29181], Motomura & Causse 2011:51 [ref. 31125], Motomura et al. 2011:100 [ref. 31717], Allen & Erdmann 2012:234 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Fricke et al. 2014:52 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:103 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:361 [ref. 37272], Rusdianto et al. 2022:246 [ref. 40007], Subbumaran et al. 2023:[2] [ref. 40066]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: southern India, Myanmar; central and southern Indonesia east to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northwestern Australia and northern Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

orientalis, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:41, Pls. V (figs. B-C), XI (fig. C) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Oshima, 31°31.9'N, 131°23.5'E, Mietsu, Nango, Miyazaki, Japan, depth less than 8 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 60913. Paratypes: AMS I.40743-001 (1); BPBM 35164 (1), 35252 (1), 35341 (1), 38850 (1); CAS 214202 (1); MNHN 2001-458 (1); MUFS 14065 (1), 154096 (1), 16338 (1), 16392 (1); USNM 364592 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer 2002 -- (Motomura et al. 2004:97 [ref. 28581], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Koeda et al. 2019:306 [ref. 36969]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

oxycephalus, Scorpaena Bleeker [P.] 1849:7 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [5]; ref. 16881] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 5865. Lectotype established by Dor 1984:19 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker 1849) -- (Winterbottom et al. 1989:21 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:83 [ref. 15987], Baranes & Golani 1993:306 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:22 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:74 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:86 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:83 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:98 [ref. 23965], Motomura & Iwatsuki 2000:3 [ref. 24401], Poss 1999:2343 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:576 [ref. 25086], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:169 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:97 [ref. 25868], Nakabo 2002:576 [ref. 26001], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:45 [ref. 25801], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Motomura et al. 2004:99 [ref. 28581], Randall 2005:123 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:890 [ref. 29066], Motomura 2009:68 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:235 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Fricke et al. 2014:52 [ref. 33932], Naranji & Kandula 2016:2 [ref. 39572], Golani & Fricke 2018:55 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:128 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:68 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:361 [ref. 37272], Poss & Motomura 2022:542 [ref. 39725]). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (Bleeker 1849) -- (Dor 1984:84 [ref. 29757], Paxton et al. 1989:451 [ref. 12442], Eschmeyer 1986:474 [ref. 5652], Allen 2000:86 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (Bleeker 1849). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen) and Mauritius (Mascarenes), east to Palau and Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Timor Sea (northern Australia). Habitat: marine.

palmeri, Scorpaenopsis Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:27 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.1528. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis palmeri Ogilby 1910 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:451 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Johnson 1999:727 [ref. 25471], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801], Allen et al. 2006:891 [ref. 29066]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

papuensis, Scorpaena Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:321 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6701. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:16 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall et al. 1997:504 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:98 [ref. 23965], Poss 1999:2307 [ref. 24796], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:48 [ref. 25801], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:40 [ref. 27510], Motomura et al. 2004:100 [ref. 28581], Randall 2005:123 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:890 [ref. 29066], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:235 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Fricke et al. 2014:53 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:22 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:103 [ref. 36673], Sonoyama et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37637], Tsuno et al. 2022:82 [ref. 39111], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Society Islands, north to southern Sea of Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

pluralis, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:50, Fig. 12 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Laysan, northwestern Hawaiian Islands, depth 110 meters. Holotype (unique): BPBM 22431. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis pluralis Randall & Eschmeyer 2002 -- (Mundy 2005:331 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:178 [ref. 30952], Motomura & Causse 2011:50 [ref. 31125]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis pluralis Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.

possi, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:54, Pl. VII (figs. B-D), XII (A-C) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Pitcairn Island, 25°4'S, 130°6'E, southern side off McCoy, South Pacific, depth 23-26 meters. Holotype: BPBM 16770. Paratypes: ANSP 177970 (1); ASIZT 60749 (2); BPBM 10336 (1), 15450 (1), 12309 (2), 29332 (1); CAS 54120 (1), 54196 (3), 54199 (1), 54220 (1), 54224 (1), 54228 (1); FMNH 109196 (1); LACM 55927-1 (1); MNHN 2001-1052 (1); NSMT-P 61030 (1); ROM 72492 (7); USNM 364997 (1). Additional paratypes at AMS, BMNH 2001.5.2.37-39 (3), BPBM, CAS, ROM, SAIAB [formerly RUSI], SMF, USNM, and WAM. Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:17 [ref. 30117], Ho & Shao 2011:41 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer 2002 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:619 [ref. 27495] dated 2001, Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:41 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:119 [ref. 27715], Randall & Greenfield 2004:385 [ref. 27899], Motomura et al. 2004:102 [ref. 28581], Randall 2005:123 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Ho & Shao 2011:41 [ref. 31432], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:235 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Larson et al. 2013:83 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:53 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:22 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:135 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:55 [ref. 36273], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:226 [ref. 40104], Kwik & Lim 2020:14 [ref. 38869], Psomadakis et al. 2020:362 [ref. 37272], Poss & Motomura 2022:543 [ref. 39725], Tsuno et al. 2022:85 [ref. 39111]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Aliwal Shoal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia) and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kochi Prefecture (Japan), south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

pusilla, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:60, Pl. VIII (fig. A). [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Sentinelle de l'Est, northwestern side, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 17 meters. Holotype: BPBM 11130. Paratypes: CAS 214037 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis pusilla Randall & Eschmeyer 2002 -- (Randall 2005:124 [ref. 28239], Motomura & Causse 2011:50 [ref. 31125], Motomura et al. 2011:68 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis pusilla Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) endemic. Habitat: marine.

ramaraoi, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:64, Pls. VIII (Figs B-), XII (fig. D) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Off Hikkaduwa, 1/2 mile offshore, Sri Lanka, depth 10-12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 27202. Paratypes: AMS I.40819-001 (1); ANSP 177971 (3); ASIZP 60750 (1); BMNH 2001.5.2.35 (1); BPBM 18629 (2), 22107 (1), 26694 (1), 27201 (1); CAS 31474 (3), 54153 (1), 54157 (4), 54168 (16), 54189 (3), 54193 (3), 54195 (16); FMNH 23205 (1); MNHN 2001-1051 (1); NSMT-P 61029 (6); ROM 72491 (10); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 63482 (3); CAS-SU 27871 (1); USNM 364995 (7), ?WAM P.31778-001 (5). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:17 [ref. 30117], Ho & Shao 2011:41 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall & Eschmeyer 2002 -- (Motomura 2002:237 [ref. 26559], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:41 [ref. 27510], Motomura et al. 2004:103 [ref. 28581], Randall 2005:124 [ref. 28239], Motomura 2009:68 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2010:92 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Ho & Shao 2011:41 [ref. 31432], Motomura et al. 2011:69 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:236 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Psomadakis et al. 2015:185 [ref. 34104], Naranji & Velamala 2016:87 [ref. 35147], Motomura et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35490], Motomura in Kimura et al. 2018:77 [ref. 36460], Kwik & Lim 2020:15 [ref. 38869], Psomadakis et al. 2020:362 [ref. 37272], Poss & Motomura 2022:543 [ref. 39725], Tsuno et al. 2022:85 [ref. 39111], Hasan et al. 2023:2212 [ref. 40412], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:307 [ref. 40698], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India east to Philippines, Palau and Papua New Guinea, north to Kochi Prefecture (Japan), south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

rosea, Scorpaena Day [F.] 1868:703 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3); ref. 14045] Madras, India. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1868.5.14.3. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:159 [ref. 23762]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis rosea (Day 1868) -- (Dor 1984:84 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:22 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall 1995:112 [ref. 22896], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

rubrimarginatus, Scorpaenopsis Fricke [R.], Durville [P.] & Mulochau [T.] 2013:208, Figs. 1-4 [Cybium v. 37 (no. 3); ref. 32769] Off Saint-Gilles, La Réunion, 21°03’23’’S, 55°13’04’’E, depth 80 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2012-0401. The gender of rubrimarginata in feminine. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata Fricke, Durville & Mulochau 2013. Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata Fricke, Durville & Mulochau 2013. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Réunion. Habitat: marine.

simulata, Scorpaenopsis de Beaufort [L. F.] in de Beaufort & Briggs 1962:19 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 11; ref. 242] Sulu Islands. Holotype: ZMA 110244. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:83 [ref. 19236]. Based on Scorpaena rosea of Weber 1913:496 (not of Day). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis simulata de Beaufort 1962 -- (Nakabo et al. 1993:31 [ref. 20716]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler 1938 -- (Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:18 [ref. 25801]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler 1938. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

venosa, Scorpaena Cuvier [G.] 1829:166 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] India. Non-types: MNHN 0000-6703 (1) Bay of Bengal. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:17-18 [ref. 20738] with types from ref. 998. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:163 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Available from footnote as, "Sc. venosa, N., Russ., 56..." See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:317 [ref. 998]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:163 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:475 [ref. 5652], Allen & Swainston 1988:50 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:451 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:83 [ref. 15987], Randall 1995:112 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:78 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:137 [ref. 23922], Kuiter 1997:86 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:83 [ref. 25919], Fricke 1999:162 [ref. 24106], Poss 1999:2344 [ref. 24796], Johnson 1999:727 [ref. 25471], Krupp et al. 2000:326 [ref. 25117], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:145 [ref. 28072], Motomura 2004:188 [ref. 38119], Motomura et al. 2004:104 [ref. 28581], Allen et al. 2006:890 [ref. 29066], Shao et al. 2008:246 [ref. 29952], Motomura 2009:68 [ref. 30463], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:69 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:236 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Larson et al. 2013:83 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:80 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:53 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:135 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:55 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:128 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:103 [ref. 36673], Poss & Motomura 2022:544 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:308 [ref. 40698], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Saya de Malha Bank, Comoros and Madagascar east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Japan, south to New Caledonia and Australia. Habitat: marine.

vittapinna, Scorpaenopsis Randall [J. E.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 2002:71, Pls. IX (fig. D), XII (figs. G-H) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 34 (for Dec. 2001); ref. 25801] Reef off Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 27-28 meters. Holotype: BPBM 27360. Paratypes: AMS I.40818-001 (1); ASIZT 60748 (1); BMNH 2001.5.2.36 (1); BPBM 32290 (1), 33809 (1), 37809 (1), 38824 (1), 38836 (1); CAS 35038 (2), 35210 (2), 54049 (3), 54052 (1), 54060 (1), 54062 (1), 214038 (1); MNHN 2001-1050 (1); NSMT-P61031 (1); ROM 60615 (1), 72490 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 14389 (1), 57824 (1); USNM 224492 (2), 364998 (1). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer 2002 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Motomura et al. 2004:105 [ref. 28581], Randall 2005:124 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:176 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Motomura & Causse 2011:50 [ref. 31125], Motomura et al. 2011:69 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2011:103 [ref. 31717], Allen & Erdmann 2012:236 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Fricke et al. 2014:54 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2018:135 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:55 [ref. 36273], Wibowo & Motomura 2021:54 [ref. 38226], Poss & Motomura 2022:544 [ref. 39725]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer 2002. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Marquesas Islands and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals (Western Australia), Lizard Island (Queensland, Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.