ascensionis, Helcogramma Lubbock [R.] 1980:293, Fig. 2 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 8694] Rockpools, Catherine Point, Ascension Island, depth to 2 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1979.1.11.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1979.1.11.2-11 (10), 1979.1.11.12 (1); USNM 219405 (1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:24 [ref. 22274]. •Synonym of Helcogramma obtusirostris (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Hansen 1986:341 [ref. 5810]). •Synonym of Helcogramma obtusirostre (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Fricke 1997:579 [ref. 23339]). •Valid as Helcogramma ascensionis Lubbock 1980 -- (Edwards & Glass 1987:657 [ref. 9166], Wirtz 1990:916 [ref. 19374], Fricke 2009:48 [ref. 30394], Wirtz et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33516], Williams in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2795 [ref. 34618], Brown et al. 2019:164 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Helcogramma ascensionis Lubbock 1980. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southern central Atlantic: Ascension and Saint Helena islands. Habitat: marine.