moyeri, Synchiropus (Synchiropus) Zaiser [M. J.] & Fricke [R.] 1985:389, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 31 (no. 4); ref. 5267] Igaya Bay, Miyake-jima, Japan, 34°06'N, 139°28'E, depth 12 meters. Holotype: USNM 26773. Paratypes: AMS I.24794-001 (1), I.24795-001 (1); BMNH 1984.11.6.4-5 (2); CAS 55654 (1); MNHN 1984-0704 to 0705 (1, 1); NSMT-P 23213-14 (1, 1); NTM (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 21638-399 (1, 1); NSMT-P 29833 [was TMBS 820821] (1); USNM 26771-72 (1, 1); WAM P.28366-001 (1); ZIN 47203 (1); ZMB 31446-47 (1, 1); ZMH 6603 (1); ZUMT 54586 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:38 [ref. 19335], Moyer & Matsuura 1991:82 [ref. 19927], Fricke & Paepke 1992:97 [ref. 20293], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:419 [ref. 21161], Moore et al. 2008:42 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Neosynchiropus moyeri (Zaiser & Fricke 1985) -- (Nakabo 2000:1130 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1130 [ref. 26193], Iwatsubo & Motomura 2010:65 [ref. 31555], Koeda et al. 2016:86 [ref. 35333], Wada et al. 2021:47 [ref. 38521], Dewa et al. 2022:26 [ref. 40001], Fujiwara et al. 2022:91 [ref. 39094]). •Valid as Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & Fricke 1985 -- (Myers 1999:232 [ref. 23965], Fricke 2001:3555 [ref. 26292], Fricke 2002:60 [ref. 26547], Allen & Adrim 2003:56 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:641 [ref. 27495], Allen & Erdmann 2012:852 [ref. 31980], Fricke 2016:50 [ref. 34468], Fricke 2016:8 [ref. 34659], Fricke et al. 2019:265 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2024:938 [ref. 40796], Myers et al. 2025:71 [ref. 42065]). Current status: Valid as Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & Fricke 1985. Callionymidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Palau, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Izu Islands (Japan), south to Queensland (Australia). Possibly east to Marquesas Islands. IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.