Parascorpaena Bleeker [P.] 1876:295 Fem. Scorpaena picta Cuvier 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Bleeker 1876:4 [ref. 12248]. •Synonym of Scorpaena Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Parascorpaena -- (Mandrytsa 2001:250 [ref. 25636]). •Valid as Parascorpaena Bleeker 1876 -- (Eschmeyer 1986:469 [ref. 5652], Poss 1999:2300 [ref. 24796], Allen et al. 2006:882 [ref. 29066], Motomura et al. 2009:41 [ref. 30319], Motomura et al. 2009:41 [ref. 30319], Motomura 2009:64 [ref. 30463], Fricke et al. 2016:423 [ref. 34135], Fricke et al. 2018:131 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Chou & Liao 2022:1 [ref. 39195]). Current status: Valid as Parascorpaena Bleeker 1876. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae.