nocturna, Heraldia Paxton [J. R.] 1975:441, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 40 (no. 15); ref. 3395] Watson's Bay, Sydney Harbor, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.17328-001. Paratypes: AMS I.16516-001 (1), I.17033-008 (1), I.17112-003 (1), I.17328-002 (1), I.17641-001 (1), I.17642-001 (1), I.18075-001 (1); BMNH 1975.2.19.1 (1); BPBM 18034 (1); CAS 32366-67 (1, 1); QM I.12920 (1); WAM P.25167-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:15 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:16 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Heraldia nocturna Paxton 1975 -- (Dawson 1985:96 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:419 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:84 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:446 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:80 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:822 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2008:453 [ref. 30642], Kuiter 2009:186 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Heraldia nocturna Paxton 1975. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.