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Species in the genus Pteropterus: [ 11 ] records

antennaria, Pterois Swainson [W.] 1839:264 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Not available; an incorrect subsequent spelling of antennata of Bloch; based on Bloch, pl. 185 -- which is Bloch 1787:Pl. 185 [ref. 468] Scorpaena antennata. •In the synonymy of Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae.

antennata, Scorpaena Bloch [M. E.] 1787:21, Pl. 185 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Lectotype: ZMB 796. Paralectotypes: ZMB (1, lost). Type catalog: Paepke & Fricke 1992:269 [ref. 19946], Paepke 1999:131 [ref. 24282], Matsunuma & Motomura 2018:96 [ref. 36416]. On p. 16 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 6 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787) -- (Paulin 1982:445 [ref. 23678] with authors Bloch & Schneider 1801, Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:316 [ref. 6441], Eschmeyer 1986:466 [ref. 5652], Allen & Swainston 1988:48 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:446 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:20 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:79 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:115 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Randall 1995:108 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:76 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:90 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:79 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:101 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:157 [ref. 24106], Poss 1999:2329 [ref. 24796], Randall 1999:10 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:86 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:569 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:164 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:10 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:97 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:569 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:619 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:39 [ref. 27510], Lobel & Lobel 2004:69 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3318 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:144 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:116 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:879 [ref. 29002], Allen & Erdmann 2008:128 [ref. 29479], Fricke et al. 2009:39 [ref. 30213], Motomura 2009:65 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2010:89 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:108 [ref. 39915], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Allen & Erdmann 2012:220 [ref. 31980], Matsunuma et al. 2011:3 [ref. 32398], Larson et al. 2013:81 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:51 [ref. 33932], Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:343 [ref. 33609], Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:24 [ref. 33935], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:112 [ref. 36167], Motomura & Struthers 2015:1095 [ref. 34285] as cf. antennata, Koeda et al. 2016:20 [ref. 35333], Matsunuma et al. 2017:333 [ref. 35034], Fricke et al. 2018:132 [ref. 35805], Matsunuma & Motomura 2018:96 [ref. 36416], Fricke et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:68 [ref. 36871], Kwik & Lim 2020:15 [ref. 38869], Psomadakis et al. 2020:360 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:44 [ref. 37637], Durville et al. 2021:311 [ref. 38802], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:115 [ref. 41223], Poss & Motomura 2022:515 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:300 [ref. 40698], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935], Fricke et al. 2024:86 [ref. 41255], Eagderi et al. 2026:92 [ref. 42824]). •Valid as Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787) -- (Mandrytsa 2001:275 [ref. 25636], Chou et al. 2023:6 [ref. 41366], Allen & Erdmann 2024:241 [ref. 40796] as Pteropterois antennata, Chou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41800]). Current status: Valid as Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Protea Bank (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll, northern Line Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Sea of Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Kermadec Islands and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

barffi, Scorpaena Curtiss [A.] 1944:11 [Further notes on the zoology of Tahiti.; ref. 12574] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 -- (Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[11] [ref. 33935]). •Synonym of Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829). Current status: Synonym of Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Habitat: marine.

brevipectoralis, Pteropterus Mandrytsa [S. A.] 2002:129, Fig. [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 42 (no. 1); ref. 25958] Indian Ocean, Saya de Malha Bank, 10°02'S, 61°37'E, depth 70-80 meters. Holotype: ZIN 50137. Paratypes: ZIN 50138-39 (1, 1). •Valid as Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002) based on status of Pteropterus -- (Matsunuma & Motomura 2013:165 [ref. 33130], Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:x [ref. 33609], Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[25] [ref. 33935], Poss & Motomura 2022:515 [ref. 39725]). •Valid as Pteropterus brevipectoralis Mandrytsa 2002 -- (Chou et al. 2023:6 [ref. 41366]). Current status: Valid as Pteropterus brevipectoralis Mandrytsa 2002. Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Saya de Malha Bank. Habitat: marine.

cincta, Pterois Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:108, Pl. 26 (fig. 3) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 349. •Synonym of Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 -- (Dor 1984:86 [ref. 29757], Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:x [ref. 33609]). •Valid as Pterois cincta Rüppell 1838 -- (Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[3] [ref. 33935], Matsunuma et al. 2017:333 [ref. 35034], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Poss & Motomura 2022:516 [ref. 39725], Golani & Fricke 2026:140 [ref. 42831]). •Valid as Pteropterus cinctus (Rüppell 1838) -- (Chou et al. 2023:6 [ref. 41366]). Current status: Valid as Pteropterus cinctus (Rüppell 1838). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. IUCN (2026): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

ellioti, Pterois Meek [S. E.] 1897:169, Pl. 40 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 1 (no. 8); ref. 17627] Berbera, Somalia [not "West coast of Africa"]. Holotype: FMNH 484. Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:71 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787) -- (Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:x [ref. 33609], Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:24 [ref. 33935], Matsunuma & Motomura 2018:96 [ref. 36416]). •Synonym of Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787). Current status: Synonym of Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Habitat: marine.

mombasae, Pteropterus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:80, Fig. 7; Pl. 6 (fig. D) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 5; ref. 12168] Reef near Mombasa, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 117. •Valid as Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:467 [ref. 5652], Allen & Swainston 1988:48 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:446 [ref. 12442], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:219 [ref. 24016], Randall 1995:109 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:76 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:90 [ref. 25488], Poss 1999:2330 [ref. 24796], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Mandrytsa 2001:275 [ref. 25636], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Allen et al. 2006:879 [ref. 29002], Allen & Erdmann 2008:128 [ref. 29479], Motomura 2009:65 [ref. 30463], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2011:98 [ref. 31717], Matsunuma et al. 2011:4 [ref. 32398], Allen & Erdmann 2012:221[ref. 31980], Matsunuma & Motomura 2013:172 [ref. 33130], Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:[2] 328 [ref. 33609], Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[25] [ref. 33935], Psomadakis et al. 2015:184 [ref. 34104], Matsunuma et al. 2017:333 [ref. 35034], Fricke et al. 2018:132 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:54 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 28 [ref. 38321], Poss & Motomura 2022:517 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:302 [ref. 40698], Eagderi et al. 2026:92 [ref. 42824], Golani & Fricke 2026:141 [ref. 42831]). •Valid as Pteropterus mombasae Smith 1957 -- (Chou et al. 2023:6 [ref. 41366]). Current status: Valid as Pteropterus mombasae Smith 1957. Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: Aliwal Shoal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles and Madagascar east to western Indonesia. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

paucispinula, Pterois Matsunuma [M.] & Motomura [H.] 2014:[3] 329, Figs. 2-3, 11a [Ichthyological Research v. 62 (no. 3); ref. 33609] Kashiwa-jima Island, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: KBKU 61062. Paratypes: AMS, BSKU, CMNH-ZF, FAKU, KAUM-I, KPM-NI, MNHN, NSMT-P, KSHS, SMF, URM-P, USNM. •Valid as Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2014 -- (Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[25] [ref. 33935], Matsunuma & Motomura 2018:110 [ref. 36416], Motomura in Koeda & Ho 2019:518 [ref. 42208], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:115 [ref. 41223]). •Valid as Pteropterus paucispinula (Matsunuma & Motomura 2014) -- (Chou et al. 2023:6 [ref. 41366]. Allen & Erdmann 2024:241 [ref. 40796] as Pteropterois paucispinula, Chou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41800]). Current status: Valid as Pteropterus paucispinula (Matsunuma & Motomura 2014). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: South China Sea and Philippines east to Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia, Solomon Islands and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Habitat: marine.

radiata, Pterois Cuvier [G.] (ex Parkinson) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:369 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific. Neotype: FMNH 23176. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:60 [ref. 20738]. Based on drawing by Parkinson (Sydney Parkinson, ca. 1745-1771, British natural history artist on Cook's first voyage) in Banks Library. •Valid as Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 -- (Yu & Chung 1975:3 [ref. 41103], Dor 1984:86 [ref. 29757], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:316 [ref. 6441], Eschmeyer 1986:467 [ref. 5652], Goren & Dor 1994:21 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:109 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:74 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:101 [ref. 23965], Poss 1999:2331 [ref. 24796], Allen 2000:86 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:569 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:165 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:569 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:619 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:116 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:879 [ref. 29002], Allen & Erdmann 2008:128 [ref. 29479], Motomura 2009:66 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2010:89 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:221 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:51 [ref. 33932], Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:344 [ref. 33609], Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[10] [ref. 33935], Koeda et al. 2016:20 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:133 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Suresh et al. 2018:173 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:128 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36673], Motomura in Koeda & Ho 2019:519 [ref. 42208], Zajonz et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36871], Kwik & Lim 2020:15 [ref. 38869], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:115 [ref. 41223], Poss & Motomura 2022:517 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:303 [ref. 40698]). •Valid as Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Abe et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41435], Allen & Erdmann 2024:241 [ref. 40796]). •Valid as Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Mandrytsa 2001:275 [ref. 25636], Chou et al. 2023:6 [ref. 41366], Chou et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41800]). Current status: Valid as Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar east to Marshall Islands, Line Islands and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (Japan), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

sphex, Pterois Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:201 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 50650. •Valid as Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903 -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:272 [ref. 6389], Mundy 2005:327 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:171 [ref. 30952], Allen & Erdmann 2008:128 [ref. 29479], Matsunum & Motomura 2013:172 [ref. 33130], Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:x [ref. 33609], Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:25 [ref. 33935]). •Valid as Pteropterus sphex (Jordan & Evermann 1903) -- (Mandrytsa 2001:275 [ref. 25636], Chou et al. 2023:6 [ref. 41366]). Current status: Valid as Pteropterus sphex (Jordan & Evermann 1903). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

vittata, Pterois (Pseudomonopterus) Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:135, Pl. 1 (fig. 10) [Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (Série 2) v. 1; ref. 3880] Nuka Hiva, Marquesas Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6625. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:9 [ref. 20738]. •Synonym of Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 -- (Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:x [ref. 33609], Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[11], [18] [ref. 33935]). •Synonym of Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829). Current status: Synonym of Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Habitat: marine.