pictus, Minous Günther [A.] 1880:41, Pl. 18 (fig. D) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Arafura Sea, south of New Guinea, eastern Indian Ocean, 9°59'S, 139°42'E, Challenger station 188, depth 56 meters. Lectotype: BMNH 1879.5.14.371. Paralectotype: BMNH 1879.5.14.372 (= Minous trachycephalus). Lectotype selected by Matsunuma & Motomura 2018:244 [ref. 36053]. •Valid as Minous pictus Günther 1880 -- (Eschmeyer et al. 1979:467 [ref. 1277], Dor 1984:87 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:21 [ref. 25356], Poss 1999:2307 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Mandrytsa 2001:273 [ref. 25636], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:30 [ref. 26830] dated 1860, Larson et al. 2013:85 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:85 [ref. 34464], Matsunuma & Motomura 2018:241 [ref. 36053], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 29 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Ray et al. 2022:506 [ref. 39087]). Current status: Valid as Minous pictus Günther 1880. Synanceiidae: Choridactylinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: off northern and northwestern Australia and south of New Guinea. Habitat: marine.