Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801)

Wibowo, Kunto & Motomura, Hiroyuki, 2020, Review of the Scorpaena papillosa species complex (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) with description of a new species from southwestern Australia, Zootaxa 4852 (5), pp. 527-546 : 528

The Scorpaena papillosa complex

Included species. Scorpaena papillosa ( S. papillosa papillosa and S. papillosa ergastulorum ) and Scorpaena vesperalis n. sp.

Diagnosis. A species complex distinguished from other Indo-Pacific species of Scorpaena by the following unique characters: dorsal fin with 10 soft rays, coronal spines present, and two upwardly directed spines (anterodorsal and lateral lacrimal spines) on lacrimal bone present ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Lateral (A) and dorsal (B) views of head of Scorpaena papillosa papillosa, NMNZ P.028043, neotype, 164.6 mm SL. Lateral (C) and dorsal (D) views of head of S. vesperalis n. sp., WAM P. 28521-003, holotype, 58.7 mm SL. Numerous small papillae and sensory pores on head and outer margin of eye not illustrated. Yellow, red and blue arrowheads indicate coronal spines, anterodorsal lacrimal spine and lateral lacrimal spine, respectively. Scale bar indicates 5 mm.