springeri, Synchiropus (Synchiropus) Fricke [R.] 1983:673, Fig. 208 [Theses Zoologicae v. 3; ref. 8349] South side of channel at northeastern end of Malolo Island barrier reef, Fiji Islands, 17°45'S, 177°04'E, depth 0-20 meters. Holotype: USNM 235725. Paratypes: USNM 246705 (2). •Valid as Synchiropus springeri Fricke 1983 -- (Fricke 2000:46 [ref. 25197], Fricke 2001:3555 [ref. 26292], Fricke 2002:66 [ref. 26547], Fricke 2006:12 [ref. 28872], Allen & Erdmann 2012:854 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Synchiropus springeri Fricke 1983. Callionymidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Rotuma and Fiji. Habitat: marine.