welchi, Peristedion Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1925:292, Pl. 1 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 15545] Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines, depth 6-8 meters. Holotype (unique): BSMP (presumed destroyed). •Synonym of Satyrichthys moluccense (Bleeker 1851) -- (del Cerro & Lloris 1997:96 [ref. 22944]). •Valid as Satyrichthys welchi (Herre 1925) -- (Miller 1974:65 [ref. 23142], Kyushin et al. 1982:274 [ref. 19754], Ochiai & Yatou in Masuda et al. 1984:335 [ref. 6441], Richards 1999:2363 [ref. 24797], Nakabo 2000:613 [ref. 25086], Richards in Randall & Lim 2000:607 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:612 [ref. 26001], Paxton et al. 2006:930 [ref. 29074], Kawai 2008:26 [ref. 29787], Kawai 2013:419, 435 [ref. 32560], Pogoreutz et al. 2013:153 [ref. 32813], Larson et al. 2013:87 [ref. 32988], Kawai 2014:135 [ref. 33607], Motomura et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35490], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:127 [ref. 41223], Su et al. 2024:136 [ref. 41224]). Current status: Valid as Satyrichthys welchi (Herre 1925). Triglidae: Peristediinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.