pristinus, Eusurculus Schwarzhans [W.] & Møller [P. R.] 2007:70, Figs. 25-26 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 23; ref. 29457] Bagabag Island, off Madang, 4°46'S, 146°09'E, northern Papua New Guinea. Holotype: USNM 374171. Paratypes: at AMS, USNM and ZMUC. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Eusurculus pristinus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:137 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:34 [ref. 33932], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432] in Dinematichthyidae, Allen & Erdmann 2024:150 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Eusurculus pristinus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007. Dinematichthyidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Madang and New Britain (Papua New Guinea) to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.