identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
5A6B87A4FFB2FFD7FC8B0409FB2AFB37.text	5A6B87A4FFB2FFD7FC8B0409FB2AFB37.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Iracundus signifer Jordan & Evermann 1903	<div><p>Iracundus signifer Jordan &amp; Evermann, 1903</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The record was based on a specimen (BPBMI23411) collected in Nanwan, Pingtung by J.E. Randall in 1978 (Chen 1981), in which some specimens were collected from Taiwanese waters.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFB2FFD7FC8B0409FB2AFB37	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFB2FFD7FC360509FAAAFA56.text	5A6B87A4FFB2FFD7FC360509FAAAFA56.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lythrichthys cypho (Fowler 1938)	<div><p>Lythrichthys cypho (Fowler, 1938)</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The record was based on Wada et al. (2021).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFB2FFD7FC360509FAAAFA56	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFB2FFD5FCE905A9FF33FE96.text	5A6B87A4FFB2FFD5FCE905A9FF33FE96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lythrichthys longimanus (Alcock 1894)	<div><p>Lythrichthys longimanus (Alcock, 1894)</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The record was based on Wada et al. (2021), in which some specimens were collected from Taiwanese waters.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFB2FFD5FCE905A9FF33FE96	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FF0D0168FDE0FD16.text	5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FF0D0168FDE0FD16.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neochirus bella	<div><p>Neochirus bella (Jordan &amp; Hubbs, 1925)</p><p>Remarks: This species was proposed as a member of the Dendrochirus (= Neochirus) brachypterus complex due to the similarity in overall body appearance (Matsunuma et al. 2017). Neochirus bella could be distinguished from N. brachyptera by the lower count of longitudinal scale series (ca. 34 in N. bella vs. 45–54 in N. brachyptera). Based on our examined materials, the lower count of longitudinal scale series (29–33) matched the description of N. bella .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FF0D0168FDE0FD16	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FF7D02E9FDB5FC17.text	5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FF7D02E9FDB5FC17.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neochirus brachyptera (Cuvier 1829)	<div><p>Neochirus brachyptera (Cuvier, 1829)</p><p>Remarks: The comparison between Neochirus bella and N. brachyptera was shown in the remark of Neochirus bella . Based on our examined materials, the higher count of longitudinal scale series (41–44) matched the description of N. brachyptera .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FF7D02E9FDB5FC17	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FCD600E8FC16FE16.text	5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FCD600E8FC16FE16.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neomerinthe ignea Matsumoto, Muto & Motomura 2023	<div><p>Neomerinthe ignea Matsumoto, Muto &amp; Motomura, 2023</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The record was based on Matsumoto et al. (2023), in which some specimens were collected from Taiwanese waters.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FCD600E8FC16FE16	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FCD301E8FA62FC36.text	5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FCD301E8FA62FC36.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler 1938)	<div><p>Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938)</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The first record was reported by Chen (1981) based on six specimens (CAS27744, SDSC73-37, SIO80-206, SIO80-207, SIO80-208, SIO80-221) from Tungkang, Pingtung. But these specimens showed more scales in longitudinal series (36–41), a discrepancy from the 25–30 scales in the original description (Fowler 1938; Herre 1952). These specimens are actually N. kaufmani based on the number of longitudinal series. We also examined a specimen (ASIZP0064297) originally identified as N. megalepis and found that it is a misidentification of N. kaufmani . However, some specimens of N. megalepis were collected from Taiwanese waters by Matsumoto and Motomura (2024).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFB0FFD5FCD301E8FA62FC36	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF0600E8FE11FDB5.text	5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF0600E8FE11FDB5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parascorpaena maculipinnis Smith 1957	<div><p>Parascorpaena maculipinnis Smith, 1957</p><p>Remarks: Five specimens were examined in this study (Tables 3, S 1). Parascorpaena mcadamsi and P. maculipinnis were distinguished from other species of Parascorpaena by having 15 to 16 pectoral-fin rays, supraocular tentacle absent or very short, presence of a spine below eye, and presence of a distinct black blotch on spinous dorsal fin in male. Parascorpaena maculipinnis can be further distinguished from P. mcadamsi by having three suborbital spines (vs. two in P. mcadamsi) (Chou and Liao 2022).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF0600E8FE11FDB5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF040288FE4FFCB6.text	5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF040288FE4FFCB6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler 1938	<div><p>Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The record was based on Chen (1981). All specimens (CAS47299) were collected from Taiwan, and the figure and description in Chen (1981) corroborate the original description of P. megalops .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF040288FE4FFCB6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF19066DFA88FE96.text	5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF19066DFA88FE96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage 1882)	<div><p>Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage, 1882)</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. Pontinus macrocephalus was morphologically similar to P. tentacularis but could be distinguished by the counts of dorsal-fin rays (10 in P. macrocephalus vs. 9 in P. tentacularis) and pectoral-fin rays (17 in P. macrocephalus vs. 16 in P. tentacularis) (Eschmeyer 1969; Eschmeyer and Randall 1975). We have checked all specimens of P. macrocephalus from the collections in Taiwan, but the counts of dorsal-fin rays and pectoral-fin rays are identical to P. tentacularis . The occurrence of P. macrocephalus in Taiwan needs to be confirmed.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFF19066DFA88FE96	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCF70168FAD9FD36.text	5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCF70168FAD9FD36.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel 1843	<div><p>Pterois lunulata Temminck &amp; Schlegel, 1843</p><p>Remarks: Pterois lunulata, P. russelii and P. volitans differ from other congeners of Pterois by having fewer pectoral-fin rays (&lt;15). Both P. lunulata and P. russelii lack black spots on dorsal rays, anal rays, and the caudal fin. Pterois lunulata can be distinguished from P. russelii by more dorsal-fin rays (10–11 vs. 11– 12 in P. russelii) and pectoral-fin rays (13–14 vs. 12– 13). According to the overlapping meristic characters, we agreed with Wilcox et al.’s (2018) opinion that P. lunulata might be a junior synonym of P. russelii .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCF70168FAD9FD36	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCC30309FB0DFBD6.text	5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCC30309FB0DFBD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhinopias frondosa (Gunther 1892)	<div><p>Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892)</p><p>Remarks: Chen (2003) first recorded R. aphanes from Penghu, but we re-identified it from the photo as R. frondosa based on the shape of the caudal fin (margin of fin membrane between soft rays strongly notched in R. aphanes vs. weakly notched to non-notched in R. frondosa) (Motomura and Johnson 2006).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCC30309FB0DFBD6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFC9B0429FB72FAD6.text	5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFC9B0429FB72FAD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scorpaena pepo Motomura, Poss & Shao 2007	<div><p>Scorpaena pepo Motomura, Poss &amp; Shao, 2007</p><p>Remarks: Five specimens were examined in this study (Tables 3, S 1). Scorpaena pepo is closely related to S. onaria occurring in Taiwan, but it can be distinguished from S. onaria by its 16 pectoral-fin rays (Table 3) (Motomura et al. 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFC9B0429FB72FAD6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCDA0529FA94F9D7.text	5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCDA0529FA94F9D7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith 1957)	<div><p>Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith, 1957)</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The first record was reported by Chen (1981) based on a single specimen collected from Hengchun, Pingtung. Hoshino and Motomura (2021) recently reported another specimen from Hong Chai, Pingtung.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCDA0529FA94F9D7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCCA062EFB71F877.text	5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCCA062EFB71F877.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scorpaenodes minor (Smith 1958)	<div><p>Scorpaenodes minor (Smith, 1958)</p><p>Remarks: Motomura et al. (2009b) reported the new record of Scorpaenodes albaiensis from East Asia and re-identified Taiwanese S. minor as S. albaiensis . They indicated the two species are closely related and similar in overall body appearance, but S. minor can be distinguished from S. albaiensis by larger and fewer scales on longitudinal series (27–32 vs. 37–42 in S. albaiensis). We have examined two specimens (NMMB-P007032) with 31–32 scales in longitudinal series that conform with S. minor .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBEFFDBFCCA062EFB71F877	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBDFFD8FF7000E8FE80FE16.text	5A6B87A4FFBDFFD8FF7000E8FE80FE16.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfield & Matsuura 2002	<div><p>Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfield &amp; Matsuura, 2002</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The Taiwanese record was reported by Motomura et al. (2010a) based on two specimens collected from southern Taiwan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBDFFD8FF7000E8FE80FE16	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBDFFD9FCD500E8FE22FE16.text	5A6B87A4FFBDFFD9FCD500E8FE22FE16.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer 2002	<div><p>Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall &amp; Eschmeyer, 2002</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. Motomura et al. (2011) reported a single specimen (NMMB-P0007637) of S. obtusa from Dongsha in the South China Sea, but no specimen was collected from waters around the Taiwan Island. This species can be clearly distinguished from congeners by its distinct short snout. It has been recorded but misidentified as the juvenile of Synanceia verrucosa and Scorpaenopsis diabolus in the plates of Shao et al. (1993, p. 55) and Chen et al. (2010, p. 99), respectively, both from Kenting, Pingtung.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBDFFD9FCD500E8FE22FE16	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBCFFD9FF3C01E9FAC2FED6.text	5A6B87A4FFBCFFD9FF3C01E9FAC2FED6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer 2002	<div><p>Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall &amp; Eschmeyer, 2002</p><p>Remarks: This species belongs to the Scorpaenopsis oxycephala species group due to its long snout (Randall and Eschmeyer 2002). This species group contains five species, including S. cacopsis, S. cirrosa, S. papuensis, S. orientalis and S. oxycephala . Scorpaenopsis orientalis can be distinguished from others by its 18 pectoral fin rays, and V-shaped and deep interorbital space.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBCFFD9FF3C01E9FAC2FED6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFF6B00E8FD8BFCF2.text	5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFF6B00E8FD8BFCF2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier 1829)	<div><p>Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829) (Fig. 5)</p><p>Remarks: The species is newly recorded from Taiwanese waters based on a specimen in the current study. The counts of dorsal, pectoral, and anal fins are provided in table 3. This species differs from congeners of Sebastapistes by having a strong coronal ridge with a spine (Fig. 4b).</p><p>Motomura et al. (2014) have synonymized Scorpaena hatizyoensis with S. mauritiana . There is one specimen of S. hatizyoensis (NTMP0678) collected from Taiwan in 1945 which is supposed to be S. mauritiana . However, we re-identified this specimen as a misidentification of Scorpaena neglecta according to the image of NTMP0678 in the National Taiwan Museum digital archive information system, with a large body size of 370 mm in total length.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFF6B00E8FD8BFCF2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFEA00581FD1BF98F.text	5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFEA00581FD1BF98F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sebastes joyneri Gunther 1878	<div><p>Sebastes joyneri Günther, 1878</p><p>Remarks: No specimen was examined in this study. The record of the species was reported by Chen (1969), but no specimen is known from collections. The presence of S. joyneri in Taiwanese waters is uncertain.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFEA00581FD1BF98F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFF0B0666FC18FDD6.text	5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFF0B0666FC18FDD6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sebastiscus tertius (Barsukov & Chen 1978)	<div><p>Sebastiscus tertius (Barsukov &amp; Chen, 1978)</p><p>Remarks: This species was similar to Sebastiscus vibrantus, and both species can be distinguished from the other two congeners by having 19 pectoral-fin rays (vs. 17 in S. albofasciatus and 18 in S. marmoratus). Sebastiscus tertius differs from S. vibrantus by having a scaled area on the suborbital bone extending over the anterior margins of the orbit (vs. scaled area does not extend over the anterior margins of the orbit), parietal spine equal to nuchal spine (vs. parietal spine longer than nuchal spine), and a shorter pectoral fin base (9.2– 11.7% vs. 11.1–13.2% standard length in S. vibrantus) (Morishita et al. 2018). According to our examined materials, the characters matched the description of S. tertius, including the state of the scaled area on the suborbital bone, equal lengths of parietal and nuchal spines, and the shorter pectoral fin base of 9.9–10.4% standard length.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFF0B0666FC18FDD6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFCC30229FC7EFC56.text	5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFCC30229FC7EFC56.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sebastiscus vibrantus Morishita, Kawai & Motomura 2018	<div><p>Sebastiscus vibrantus Morishita, Kawai &amp; Motomura, 2018</p><p>Remarks: The comparison between Sebastiscus tertius and S. vibrantus was provided in the remark of Sebastiscus tertius . According to our examined materials, the characters matched the description of S. vibrantus, including the state of scaled area on suborbital bone, parietal and nuchal spine, and longer pectoral fin base of 12.4–12.7% SL (Morishita et al. 2018).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5A6B87A4FFBBFFDEFCC30229FC7EFC56	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Chou, Tak-Kei;Huang, Wen-Chien;Jhuang, Wei-Cheng;Liao, Te-Yu	Chou, Tak-Kei, Huang, Wen-Chien, Jhuang, Wei-Cheng, Liao, Te-Yu (2024): Checklist and DNA Barcoding of the Scorpaenidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) in Taiwan. Zoological Studies 63 (37): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-37, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14702284
