Species that contain: Pontinus and rhodochrous [ 2 ] records

hexanema, Sebastes Günther [A.] 1880:40, Pl. 17 (fig. B) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Kai Islands, Challenger station 192, Indonesia, Banda Sea, depth 129 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.230 and 240-241 (3); MNHN 1890-0094 (1); NMI block reg. no. 114.1899 (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:19-20 [ref. 20738], Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:98 [ref. 20752]. •Valid as Pontinus hexanema (Günther 1880) -- (Eschmeyer 1983:1 [ref. 8231]). •Synonym of Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31308]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

rhodochrous, Sebastes Günther [A.] 1872:659 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1871.7.20.52 (1). •Valid as Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872) -- (Poss 1999:2306 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Randall et al. 2005:119 [ref. 28745], Randall 2007:173 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Fricke 2015:4 [ref. 33807]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.