cinctus, Choeroichthys Dawson [C. E.] 1976:48, Figs. 5-6 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 89 (no. 3); ref. 7375] About 150 meters offshore, Latuhalat Island, Namalatu, Molucca Strait, Indonesia, about 3°47'S, 128°06'E, depth 11-18.3 meters. Holotype: USNM 214567. Paratypes: BPBM 18610 (1), USNM 210061 (1). •Valid as Choeroichthys cinctus Dawson 1976 -- (Dawson 1985:33 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:414 [ref. 12442], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:27 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:10 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:105 [ref. 28239], Paxton et al. 2006:814 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:229 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:187 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:45 [ref. 33932], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Allen et al. 2020:26 [ref. 37331], Allen & Erdmann 2024:205 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choeroichthys cinctus Dawson 1976. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Samoa, south to northern Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.