alcocki, Halimochirurgus Weber [M.] 1913:571, Pl. 9 (fig. 6) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Arafura Sea, 5°48.2'S, 132°13'W, Siboga station 253, depth 304 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMA 104123. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:109 [ref. 19236] as holotype [original wrongly says "3 Ex. 73 mm."]. •Valid as Halimochirurgus alcocki Weber 1913 -- (Tyler 1968:226 [ref. 6438], Amaoka in Okamura et al. 1982:409 [ref. 8256], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:357 [ref. 6441], Matsuura & Tyler 1997:177 [ref. 23219], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1393 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847], Matsuura 2001:3904 [ref. 26315], Shinohara et al. 2001:337 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1393 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:649 [ref. 27495], Hoese et al. 2006:1862 [ref. 29067], Matsuura 2014:4 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2019:319 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 30 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Devi et al. 2023:450 [ref. 40401] as Halimochirur gusalcocki). Current status: Valid as Halimochirurgus alcocki Weber 1913. Triacanthodidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines east to Guam and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.