eremitus, Diancistrus Schwarzhans [W.], Møller [P. R.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 2005:105, Figs. 23-24 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 21; ref. 28490] Amot Island, Hermit Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Bismark Sea, Manus Province, 1°33'S, 144°59'E, Papua New Guinea, depth 0-16 meters. Holotype: USNM 372957. Paratypes: CAS 223206 (2); USNM 372958 (3). •Valid as Diancistrus eremitus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:134 [ref. 31980], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432] in Dinematichthyidae, Allen & Erdmann 2024:147 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Diancistrus eremitus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005. Dinematichthyidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands east to Fiji. Habitat: marine.