Scorpaenichthys Bleeker [P.] 1856:385, 402 Masc. Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Jordan 1919:267 [ref. 2410]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Scorpaenichthys Girard 1854 in fishes; replaced by Dendroscorpaena Smith 1957. •In the synonymy of Scorpaenopsis Heckel 1837 -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:296 [ref. 6389], Mandrytsa 2001:252 [ref. 25636], Randall & Eschmeyer 2002:5 [ref. 25801], Kottelat 2013:314 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Scorpaenopsis Heckel 1837. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae.