Species that contain: Scorpaena and stephanica [ 2 ] records

gaillardae, Scorpaena Roux [C.] 1954:470 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 12469] Marine station at Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1970-0003. •Synonym of Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat 1943 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:66 [ref. 1274], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:676 [ref. 17613], Poss 2016:2283 [ref. 34610], Fricke et al. 2018:[16] [ref. 36159]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat 1943. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

stephanica, Scorpaena Cadenat [J.] 1943:550, Figs. 1(5), 8 [Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes v. 13 (nos 1-4); ref. 13043] Port-Etienne, Cap Blanc, Mauritania, depth 95-100 meters. Syntypes: (15) MNHN 1947-0004 (1), 1947-0005 (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:17 [ref. 20738], Fricke et al. 2018:[16] [ref. 36159]. •Valid as Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat 1943 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:66 [ref. 1274], Allué et al. 1981:434 [ref. 40814], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:676 [ref. 17613], Zenetos et al. 2010:413 [ref. 31201], Wirtz et al. 2013:122 [ref. 32972] record needs checking, Poss 2016:2282 [ref. 34610], Fricke et al. 2018:[16] [ref. 36159], Carneiro et al. 2019:233 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:158 [ref. 38139], Fricke & Zhukov 2020:123 [ref. 37214], Kovačić et al. 2021:76 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:295 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat 1943. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola, including Madeira (Portugal), and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.