inclinatus, Enneapterygius Fowler [H. W.] 1946:190, Fig. 55 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72067. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:164 [ref. 13621]. Helcogramma is feminine, based on the lateral line. The spelling inclinata is correct. •Valid as Tripterygion inclinatum (Fowler 1946) -- (Yu & Chung 1975:10 [ref. 41103]). •Synonym of Helcogramma hudsoni (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Hansen 1986:339 [ref. 5810]). •Valid as Helcogramma inclinatum (Fowler 1946) -- (Fricke 1997:446, 579 [ref. 23339], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288]). •Valid as Helcogramma inclinata (Fowler 1946) -- (Williams & Howe 2003:151 [ref. 27249], Randall 2005:476 [ref. 28239], Motomura et al. 2006:106 [ref. 29490], Fricke 2009:49 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:447 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:187 [ref. 31256], Ho & Shao 2011:53 [ref. 31432], Tashiro & Motomura 2014:106 [ref. 35481], Motomura et al. 2015:28 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:84 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:14 [ref. 35354], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:41 [ref. 35190]). Current status: Valid as Helcogramma inclinata (Fowler 1946). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.