What is the scientific name of the Spinycheek scorpionfish: Hipposcorpaena filamentosus, Taenianotus triacanthus, Neomerinthe hemingwayi or Pterois volitans?

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The spinycheek scorpionfish (Neomerinthe hemingwayi), also called Hemingway's scorpionfish, is a ray-finned marine fish (Deals) in the family Scorpaenidae.

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