Neomerinthe

Neomerinthe is a genus of fish in the family Scorpaenidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Neomerinthe
Neomerinthe hemingwayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Genus:	Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935
Type species
Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler, 1935

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

• Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler, 1938) (Orange scorpionfish)
• Neomerinthe bauchotae Poss & Duhamel, 1991
• Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1900)
• Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock, 1896) (Round scorpionfish) [1]
• Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & C. Roux, 1964) (Folger's scorpionfish)
• Neomerinthe hemingwayi Fowler, 1935 (Spiny-cheek scorpionfish)
• Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938)
• Neomerinthe naevosa Motomura, Béarez & Causse, 2011 (Blotched Polynesian scorpionfish) [2]
• Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938) (Three-striped scorpionfish) [3]
• Neomerinthe procurva L. C. Chen, 1981 (Curved-spine scorpionfish)
• Neomerinthe rufescens (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)

References

1. Motomura, H., Causse, R., Béarez, P. & Mishra, S.S. (2015): Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896), a senior synonym of Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938, N. rotunda Chen 1981, and N. bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002. Zootaxa, 4021 (4): 529-540.
2. Motomura, H., Béarez, P. & Causse, R. (2011): Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium, 35 (1): 55-73.
3. Motomura, H., Causse, R. & Béarez, P. (2016): Validity of a poorly known western Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe pallidimacula (Fowler, 1938). Cybium, 40 (2): 109-113.