altipinnis, Rabaulichthys Allen [G. R.] 1984:48, Fig. 1 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 6242] Off Nordup Village, about 4 kilometers east of Rabaul, New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, about 4°11'S, 152°12'E, depth 35 meters. Holotype: WAM P.28179-001. Paratypes: KFRS F.5365.01 (2), WAM P.28180-001 (3). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:20 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:21 [ref. 30117], Anderson 2018:49 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Rabaulichthys altipinnis Allen 1984 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1999:2470 [ref. 24815], Masuda & Randall 2001:77 [ref. 25247], Randall & Walsh 2010:205 [ref. 31598], Allen & Erdmann 2012:303 [ref. 31980], Anderson 2018:49 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:42 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Rabaulichthys altipinnis Allen 1984. Anthiadidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and Coral Sea. Habitat: marine.