| Citation | Motomura, H. and Y. Kanade, 2015, Review of the scorpionfish genus Pteroidichthys (Scorpaenidae), with descriptions of two new species.. Zootaxa 4057(4):490-510. |
| Ref. | 106976 Motomura, H. and Y. Kanade, 2015 |
| Page | 499;fig.2A-C,3C,4-6;tab.3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pteroidichthys amboinensis |
| Comment | depth range; |
| Locality | Indonesia, Sulawesi, Moluccas Islands or Manado, Ambon, RMNH.PISC 5873 (lectotype). |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: from southern Japan (except Ryukyu Islands), Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia (WA, QLD) Taiwan, India, Red Sea; sandy bottoms at 7-43 m. |
| Quote | 7-43 m; |