splendidus, Callionymus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:416, Pl. 2 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 32 (no. 3); ref. 2102] Bungau, Philippines, depth 2 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BSMP (presumed destroyed). Genus misspelled Gallionymus in main heading; correctly as Callionymus on figure. May use Synchiropus or Pterosynchiropus; authors differ. •Valid as Pterosynchiropus splendidus (Herre 1927) -- (Nakabo in Masuda et al. 1984:344 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1128 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1128 [ref. 26193], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:173 [ref. 27510], Hoese & Bray 2006:1588 [ref. 29000]). •Valid as Synchiropus splendidus (Herre 1927) -- (Fricke 1981:127 [ref. 1499], Fricke 1982:78 [ref. 5432], Fricke 1983:668 [ref. 8349], Randall et al. 1990:389 [ref. 15987], Fricke 1993:374 [ref. 22077], Allen 1997:214 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:342 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:389 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:232 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:490 [ref. 24106], Fricke in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:401 [ref. 25191], Fricke 2000:45 [ref. 25197], Fricke 2001:3555 [ref. 26292], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Fricke 2002:66 [ref. 26547], Allen & Adrim 2003:56 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:510 [ref. 28239], Fricke 2006:12 [ref. 28872], Allen & Erdmann 2012:854 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:155 [ref. 33932], Fricke 2016:51 [ref. 34468], Fricke 2016:21 [ref. 34659], Fricke 2017:183 [ref. 35548], Fricke et al. 2019:266 [ref. 36673], Tan & Jaafar 2022:1 [ref. 41872], Allen & Erdmann 2024:940 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Synchiropus splendidus (Herre 1927). Callionymidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia) east to Palau, Micronesia, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Invasive in Singapore. Habitat: marine.