desa, Helcogramma Williams [J. T.] & Howe [J. C.] 2003:161, Figs. 8-9 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 27249] Cocoro Island, 10°52'54"N, 121°12'14"E, Cuyo Islands, Philippines, depth 0-3 meters. Holotype: USNM 222317. Paratypes: AMS I.35025-001 (1); BPBM 36433 (1); USNM 222320 (18), 222898 (5); ROM 73085 (30), 73086 (40). Plus nontypes. •Valid as Helcogramma desa Williams & Howe 2003 -- (Fricke 2009:48 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:447 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:773 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:42 [ref. 35190]). Current status: Valid as Helcogramma desa Williams & Howe 2003. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.