novaeguineae, Parabrosmolus Machida [Y.] 1996:148, Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Research v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 22262] Bay on Krankett Island, Madang harbor, Madang, Papua New Guinea, depth 5-25 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1974.5.25.3586. •Valid as Parabrosmolus novaeguineae Machida 1996 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:125 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1984 [ref. 24753], based on generic placement in Carnevale & Johnson 2015:779 [ref. 34391]). •Valid as Diancistrus novaeguineae (Machida 1996) -- (Schwarzhans et al. 2005:140 [ref. 28490], Hoese & Gates 2006:571 [ref. 28997], Allen & Erdmann 2012:135 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:34 [ref. 33932], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432] in Dinematichthyidae, Allen & Erdmann 2024:149 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Diancistrus novaeguineae (Machida 1996). Dinematichthyidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to,Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, south to northern Australia and, Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.