Species that contain: Neomerinthe and rufescens [ 1 ] records

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.