punctata, Yozia Kamohara [T.] 1952:1, Fig. 2 [Research Reports of Kôchi University v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 12779] Mimase fish market, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): BSKU 1776. Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:2-3 [ref. 19282]. •Valid as Halicampus punctatus (Kamohara 1952) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:87 [ref. 6441], Dawson 1985:92 [ref. 6541], Nakabo 2000:531 [ref. 25086], Takata & Sasaki 2001:315 [ref. 25550], Shinohara et al. 2001:313 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:531 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:423 [ref. 28370], Kuiter 2009:266 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Sonoyama et al. 2020:36 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Halicampus punctatus (Kamohara 1952). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Okinawa (Ryukyu Islands) north to sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.