tristis, Scorpaena Klunzinger [C. B.] 1870:802 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 20; ref. 2621] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1413. Paralectotypes: SMF 10626 (1); NMW 3550 (1), 19836 (2); ZMB 7870 (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Fricke 1992:271 [ref. 19946]. Lectotype established by Frøiland 1972:358, Figs. 1-3 [ref. 30490]. •Valid as Sebastapistes tristis (Klunzinger 1870) -- (Frøiland 1972:358 [ref. 30490], Dor 1984:84 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:22 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier 1829) -- (Eschmeyer 1986:476 [ref. 5652], Randall et al. 1990:84 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:126 [ref. 28239], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:65 [ref. 35264], Golani & Fricke 2018:56 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier 1829). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.