radiata, Pterois Cuvier [G.] (ex Parkinson) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:369 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific. Neotype: FMNH 23176. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:60 [ref. 20738]. Based on drawing by Parkinson (Sydney Parkinson, ca. 1745-1771, British natural history artist on Cook's first voyage) in Banks Library. •Valid as Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Mandrytsa 2001:275 [ref. 25636]). •Valid as Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 -- (Dor 1984:86 [ref. 29757], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:316 [ref. 6441], Eschmeyer 1986:467 [ref. 5652], Goren & Dor 1994:21 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:109 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:74 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:101 [ref. 23965], Poss 1999:2331 [ref. 24796], Allen 2000:86 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:569 [ref. 25086], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:165 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:569 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:29 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:619 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:116 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:879 [ref. 29002], Allen & Erdmann 2008:128 [ref. 29479], Motomura 2009:66 [ref. 30463], Motomura et al. 2010:89 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:378 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:221 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:51 [ref. 33932], Matsunuma & Motomura 2014:344 [ref. 33609], Matsunuma & Motomura 2015:[10] [ref. 33935], Koeda et al. 2016:20 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:133 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:53 [ref. 36273], Suresh et al. 2018:173 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:128 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36871], Kwik & Lim 2020:15 [ref. 38869], Poss & Motomura 2022:517 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:303 [ref. 40698]). Current status: Valid as Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829. Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar east to Marshall Islands, Line Islands and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.