pessuliferus, Dunckerocampus Fowler [H. W.] 1938:41, Fig. 13 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Sulade Island (E), vicinity of Siasi, Sulu Archipelago, 5°46'40"N, 120°48'50"E, Albatross station D.5146, depth 24 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 93501. •Valid as Doryrhamphus pessuliferus (Fowler 1938) -- (Dawson 1985:68 [ref. 6541], Winterbottom 1987 [ref. 6776], Allen 1997:74 [ref. 23977], Paulus 1999:2275 [ref. 24794], Allen & Adrim 2003:28 [ref. 26830], Paxton et al. 2006:819 [ref. 29073]). •Valid as Dunckerocampus pessuliferus Fowler 1938 -- (Kuiter 1998:81 [ref. 23586], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Allen & Kuiter 2004:4 [ref. 28071], Kuiter 2009:182 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:195 [ref. 31980], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 23 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Dunckerocampus pessuliferus Fowler 1938. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific, southeastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Japan, south to northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.