Species that contain: Scorpaenopsis and barbata [ 2 ] records

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.

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.