Species that contain: Scorpaenopsis and cirrosa [ 2 ] records

cirrosa, Perca Thunberg [C. P.] 1793:199, Pl. 7 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 14 (for 1793); ref. 26701] Miyake-jima Island, Izu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMUU 315. Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133]. The correct original spelling is cirrosa, but often seen as cirrhosa. Motomura et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31308] states neotype designated by Randall & Eschmeyer 2001:17 [25801], but the holotype is apparently available. •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (Bleeker 1849) -- (Dor 1984:84 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg 1793) [sometimes as cirrhosa] -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:332 [ref. 19756], Kyushin et al. 1982:271 [ref. 19754], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:315 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:87 [ref. 15964] as cirrhosa, Kim & Lee 1993:471 [ref. 39487] as cirrhosa, Chen et al. 1997:165 [ref. 26476] as cirrhosa, Motomura & Iwatsuki 1997:130 [ref. 23963], Poss 1999:2341 [ref. 24796], Nakabo 2000:576 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:606 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:64 [ref. 25480] as cf. cirrhosa, Shinohara et al. 2001:313 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:576 [ref. 26001], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:17 [ref. 25801], Choi et al. 2003:242, 564 [ref. 26218] as cirrhosa, Motomura et al. 2004:90 [ref. 28581], Motomura et al. 2010:91 [ref. 31256], Motomura et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31308], Motomura et al. 2011:64 [ref. 32410], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Motomura et al. 2015:18 [ref. 34709], Kim et al. 2020:95 [ref. 39118], Kwik & Lim 2020:14 [ref. 38869], Sonoyama et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37637], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:306 [ref. 40698], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg 1793). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Vietnam, southern China and Taiwan north to South Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

leonina, Scorpaena Richardson [J.] 1846:216 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. No types known. Based on drawings, one specimen not examined (see Whitehead 1970:211, Pl. 2b [ref. 11606]). •Valid as Scorpaenopsis leonina Richardson 1846 -- (Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703] [misidentification]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunbert 1793) -- (Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:17 [ref. 25801]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg 1793). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.