cristata, Amphisile De Vis [C. W.] 1885:872 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Noosa Beach, Queensland, Australia (dry when collected). Holotype (unique): QM I.17 (dry mount). •Probable synonym of Centristus scutatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Johnson 1999:726 [ref. 25471]). •Valid as Centriscus cristatus (De Vis 1885) -- (Mohr 1937:23 [ref. 15290], Paxton et al. 1989:410 [ref. 12442], Fritzsche & Thiesfeld 1999:2282 [ref. 24793], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:27 [ref. 26830], Paxton et al. 2006:857 [ref. 28994], Kuiter 2009:307 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:215 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:49 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Centriscus cristatus (De Vis 1885). Centriscidae: Centriscinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.