meraculus, Histiogamphelus Whitley [G. P.] 1948:271 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 3); ref. 4709] City Beach, near Perth, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.1215-001(originally dry). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:15 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:17 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Mitotichthys meraculus (Whitley 1948) -- (Dawson 1984:104 [ref. 21119], Dawson 1985:145 [ref. 6541], Paxton et al. 1989:426 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:836 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:223 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615]). Current status: Valid as Mitotichthys meraculus (Whitley 1948). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Australia: Flinders Bay to Perth, Western Australia. Habitat: marine.