taeniophora, Haliichthys Gray [J. E.] 1859:39, Pl. 7 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859 (pt 1); ref. 1887] Freycinet Harbor, Shark Bay, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1858.12.27.76. The species epithet is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Haliichthys taeniophorus Gray 1859 -- (Dawson 1985:94 [ref. 6541], Allen & Swainston 1988:46 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:419 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:72 [ref. 23977], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:822 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:156 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:198 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:76 [ref. 32988], Lourie 2016:144 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:111 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:217 [ref. 40796]). •Valid as Haliichthys taeniophora Gray 1859 -- (Larson & Williams 1997:352 [ref. 23967]). Current status: Valid as Haliichthys taeniophora Gray 1859. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Rastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.