Species that contain: Sebastes and melanops [ 4 ] records

columbianus, Sebastodes Hubbs [C. L.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1933:24, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [University of Washington Publications in Biology v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 2262] Columbia River mouth, on the Washington side between Chinook and Sand Island, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 94368. Paratypes: UMMZ 94369 (4). •Synonym of Sebastes melanops Girard 1856 -- (Kai et al. 2013:175 [ref. 33093]). Current status: Synonym of Sebastes melanops Girard 1856. Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae. Habitat: marine.

melanops, Sebastes Girard [C. F.] 1856:135 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 8; ref. 1809] Cape Flattery, Washington and Astoria, Oregon, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 342 (2). •Valid as Sebastes melanops Girard 1856 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:143 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:314 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:188 [ref. 14674], Orr et al. 2000:27 [ref. 24942], Musick et al. 2000:15 [ref. 24959], Shytko 2001:48 [ref. 26410], Love et al. 2002:204 [ref. 26216], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:361 [ref. 25968], Nelson et al. 2004:115 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:77 [ref. 37547], Butler et al. 2012:20 [ref. 40735], Page et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32708], Kai et al. 2013:175 [ref. 33093], Imamura 2013:175 [ref. 33093], Frable et al. 2015:373 [ref. 33878], Pietsch & Orr 2015:32 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:140 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:60 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:109 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Sebastes melanops Girard 1856. Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae. Distribution: Northern Pacific: northern Japan and Sea of Okhotsk north to Aleutian Islands (U.S.A.), then south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

mystinus, Sebastichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1881:455 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 173) [v. for 1880]; ref. 12598] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 27085. Paralectotypes: ANSP 12119 (1, missing); MNHN A-286 [ex USNM] (1); MSNG 8327 (1); MTD F 174 [ex USNM] (1); RMNH-PISC 11530 [ex USNM 26971] (1); USNM 26971 (1), ?27031 (1, but not this species), 27085 (3), 427237 (1); ZMUC P791064 [ex USNM 27031] (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:346 [ref. 10350], Blanc & Hureau 1968:23 [ref. 20738], Böhlke 1984:153 [ref. 13621], Zarske 2003:31 [ref. 27474]. Replacement name for Sebastodes melanops Ayres (not Girard). Lectotype selected by Frable et al. 2015:370 [ref. 33878]. •Valid as Sebastes mystinus (Jordan & Gilbert 1881) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:144 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:320 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:188 [ref. 14674], Moreno 1993:4 [ref. 25511], Orr et al. 2000:27 [ref. 24942], Shytko 2001:51 [ref. 26410], Love et al. 2002:215 [ref. 26216], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:360 [ref. 25968], Cope 2004:332 [ref. 27699], Nelson et al. 2004:115 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:78 [ref. 37547], Butler et al. 2012:26 [ref. 40735], Page et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32708], Frable et al. 2015:367 [ref. 33878], Pietsch & Orr 2015:33 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:144 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:61 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:110 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Sebastes mystinus (Jordan & Gilbert 1881). Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

simulans, Sebastosomus Gill [T. N.] 1864:147 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 1696] Cape Flattery, northwestern Washington, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 3309 (1). Based on smaller specimen of Sebastes melanops Girard 1856. •Synonym of Sebastes melanops Girard 1856 -- (Love et al. 2002:206 [ref. 26216]). •May not be a synonym -- (Kai et al. 2013:175 [ref. 33093]). Current status: Synonym of Sebastes melanops Girard 1856. Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae. Habitat: marine.