Species that contain: Scorpaenopsis and venosa [ 5 ] records

durbanensis, Scorpaena Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1909:236 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 3, no. 5); ref. 1650] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: SAM 10009. Paralectotypes: SAM 10010 (2). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:475 [ref. 5652], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

novaeguineae, Scorpaena Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:320 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6676. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:16 [ref. 20738]. Originally as Novae-guineae. •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall 1995:112 [ref. 22896], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801] once as novaguineae, Motomura et al. 2011:69 [ref. 31308]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

palmeri, Scorpaenopsis Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:27 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.1528. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis palmeri Ogilby 1910 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:451 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Johnson 1999:727 [ref. 25471], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801], Allen et al. 2006:891 [ref. 29066]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

rosea, Scorpaena Day [F.] 1868:703 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3); ref. 14045] Madras, India. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1868.5.14.3. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:159 [ref. 23762]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis rosea (Day 1868) -- (Dor 1984:84 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:22 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall 1995:112 [ref. 22896], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801]). Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

venosa, Scorpaena Cuvier [G.] 1829:166 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] India. Non-types: MNHN 0000-6703 (1) Bay of Bengal. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:17-18 [ref. 20738] with types from ref. 998. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:163 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Available from footnote as, "Sc. venosa, N., Russ., 56..." See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:317 [ref. 998]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:163 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:475 [ref. 5652], Allen & Swainston 1988:50 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:451 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:83 [ref. 15987], Randall 1995:112 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:78 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:137 [ref. 23922], Kuiter 1997:86 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:83 [ref. 25919], Fricke 1999:162 [ref. 24106], Poss 1999:2344 [ref. 24796], Johnson 1999:727 [ref. 25471], Krupp et al. 2000:326 [ref. 25117], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:68 [ref. 25801], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:145 [ref. 28072], Motomura 2004:188 [ref. 38119], Motomura et al. 2004:104 [ref. 28581], Allen et al. 2006:890 [ref. 29066], Shao et al. 2008:246 [ref. 29952], Motomura 2009:68 [ref. 30463], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:69 [ref. 31308], Allen & Erdmann 2012:236 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32769], Larson et al. 2013:83 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:80 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:53 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:135 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:55 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:128 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:103 [ref. 36673], Poss & Motomura 2022:544 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:308 [ref. 40698], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Saya de Malha Bank, Comoros and Madagascar east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Japan, south to New Caledonia and Australia. Habitat: marine.