nuda, Bhanotia Dawson [C. E.] 1978:403, Figs. 1, 3, 5 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 91 (no. 2); ref. 7025] Off southeastern part of Arakabesan Island, Palau Islands, 7°20'51"N, 134°38'01"E, depth 0-1.8 meters. Holotype: CAS 40169. Paratypes: CAS 38740 (18), 39739 (8), 39741-42 (4, 7); GCRL 15731 (4), 15732 (3); USNM 207444 (14). Type catalog: Dawson 1985:22 [ref. 6541]. •Valid as Bhanotia nuda Dawson 1978 -- (Dawson 1985:22 [ref. 6541], Allen & Kuiter 1995:76 [ref. 21613], Myers 1999:89 [ref. 23965], Paulus 1999:2270 [ref. 24794], Suzuki et al. 2002:4 [ref. 26565], Kuiter 2009:230 [ref. 30404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:186 [ref. 31980], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Allen & Erdmann 2024:203 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Bhanotia nuda Dawson 1978. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.