Species that contain: Scolopsis and xenochrous [ 2 ] records

bulanensis, Scolopsis Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.] 1907:85, Fig. 5 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] Bulan, Sorsogon, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 55909. •Synonym of Scolopsis xenochrous Günther 1872 -- (Russell 1990:123 [ref. 19228]). Current status: Synonym of Scolopsis xenochrous Günther 1872. Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

xenochrous, Scolopsis Günther [A.] 1872:423 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60); ref. 18195] Misool [Misol] Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1870.8.31.34. The species epithet xenochrous is a noun in apposition; therefore, the original spelling is retained. •Valid as Scolopsis xenochroa Günther 1872 -- (Chen 1997:350 [ref. 23444], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:106 [ref. 27510]). •Valid as Scolopsis xenochrous Günther 1872 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:88 [ref. 25477], Russell 1990:123 [ref. 19228], Aizawa et al. 1993:2 [ref. 24326], Allen 1997:138 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:172 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:518 [ref. 25919], Nakabo 2000:853 [ref. 25086], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:621 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:104 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Russell 2001:3089 [ref. 26106], Nakabo 2002:853 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:41 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1250 [ref. 29090], Barman & Mishra 2009:37 [ref. 37652], Allen & Erdmann 2012:490 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:93 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:169 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:487 [ref. 37272], Karuppasamy et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37672], Russell 2022:339 [ref. 39836]). Current status: Valid as Scolopsis xenochrous Günther 1872. Nemipteridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Lakshadweep Islands (India), Maldives, southern India and Sri Lanka east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.