machidai, Diancistrus Schwarzhans [W.], Møller [P. R.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 2005:131, Figs. 47-48 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 21; ref. 28490] 5°17'20"S, 122°04'00"E, Tallabassi Bay, just off northeastern tip of Big Damalawa Islet, Kabaena Island, Sulawesi, Sulawesi Tenggara Province, Indonesia, depth 2-15 meters. Holotype: USNM 372962. Paratypes: AMS I.18469-283 (1); BPBM 26739 (1); USNM 99224 (1), 263686 (1), 300088 (1), 366498 (1), 374159 (1), 374181 (1), 374193 (1). •Valid as Diancistrus machidai Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:135 [ref. 31980], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432] in Dinematichthyidae, Allen & Erdmann 2024:148 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Diancistrus machidai Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen 2005. Dinematichthyidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sulawesi and Maluku (eastern Indonesia) and Philippines. Habitat: marine.