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| Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 in Wibowo & Motomura, 2019. |
Abstract
The Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel (1843) is redescribed on the basis of two syntypes and 129 additional specimens from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia and Australia, and a lectotype is proposed. Four nominal species, Scorpaenafimbriata Döderlein in Steindachner & Döderlein, 1884, Scorpaenaizensis Jordan & Starks, 1904, Scorpaenahemilepidota Fowler, 1938 and Scorpaenopsellaarmata Fowler, 1938, are regarded as junior synonyms of Scorpaenaneglecta. Morphological changes with growth of S. neglecta are discussed.
Keywords: Pisces, Scorpaenafimbriata, Scorpaenaizensis, Scorpaenahemilepidota, Scorpaenopsellaarmata
Kunto Wibowo and Hiroyuki Motomura. 2019. Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific Scorpionfish Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843, A Senior Synonym of Four Nominal Species (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae). Zootaxa. 4619(2); 311–329. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4619.2.7