polyactis, Limnichthys Nelson [J. S.] 1978:353, Fig. 1a [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 8902] West end Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand, 41°21'S, 174°47'E, depth 0.65 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.6243. Paratypes: AMS I.19646-001 (1), I.19647-001 (2); ANSP 122755 (2), 122797 (4), 122805 (3); NMNZ P.3140 (6), P.3411 (1), P.3422 (10, 2 c&s), P.4095 (2), P.6244 (1), UAMZ 3758 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:121 [ref. 13621], Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Limnichthys polyactis Nelson 1978 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:215 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:148 [ref. 24625], Rosa 1993:51 [ref. 41657], Fricke & Golani 2012:288 [ref. 31951], Stewart 2015:1468 [ref. 34196]). Current status: Valid as Limnichthys polyactis Nelson 1978. Creediidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.