novaecaledoniae, Synchiropus Fricke [R.] 1993:372, Fig. 3A-C [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie No. 158; ref. 22077] Submarine bank, 23°40.1'S, 167°59.7'E, New Caledonia, depth 246 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1993-0140. Paratypes: MNHN 1993-0138 (1) 1993-0139 (1); SMNS 12539 (1), 12540 (2, 1 head). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:8 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:22 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Synchiropus novaecaledoniae Fricke 1993 -- (Fricke 2000:29 [ref. 25197], Fricke 2001:3555 [ref. 26292], Fricke 2002:60 [ref. 26547], Fricke 2006:13 [ref. 28872]). Current status: Valid as Synchiropus novaecaledoniae Fricke 1993. Callionymidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.