Species that contain: Callionymus and gardineri [ 3 ] records

gardineri, Callionymus Regan [C. T.] 1908:248, Pl. 30 (fig. 5) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Cargados Carajos Island, Indian Ocean, depth 20-30 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.3.23.261. Type catalog: Fricke 1982:68 [ref. 5432]. Synonymous with Callionymus maldivensis Regan 1908 that appeared in the same publication; Fricke 1980:88 [ref. 1500] acted as first reviser giving preference to gardineri. •Valid as Callionymus gardineri Regan 1908 -- (Fricke 1980:88 [ref. 1500], Fricke 1982:68 [ref. 5432], Fricke 1983:366 [ref. 8349], Dor 1984:235 [ref. 29757], Fricke 1986:771 [ref. 5653], Goren & Dor 1994:62 [ref. 25356], Fricke 1999:492 [ref. 24106], Fricke 2002:22 [ref. 26547], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2014:10 [ref. 33442], Fricke & Quang 2018:442 [ref. 35976], Golani & Fricke 2018:145 [ref. 36273], Psomadakis et al. 2020:544 [ref. 37272] as cf. gardineri, Fricke & Anderson 2022:451 [ref. 39659]). Current status: Valid as Callionymus gardineri Regan 1908. Callionymidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, East Africa and Natal (South Africa) to Comoro Islands, Seychelles, Saint Brandon's Shoals and Maldives. Habitat: marine.

maldivensis, Callionymus Regan [C. T.] 1908:247, Pl. 30 (fig. 3) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] South Nilandu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, depth 30-36 fathoms. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1901.12.31.63-71 (10). Type catalog: Fricke 1982:68 [ref. 5432]. Synonymous with Callionymus gardineri Regan 1908 that appeared in the same publication; Fricke 1980:88 [ref. 1500] acted as first reviser giving preference to gardineri. •Synonym of Callionymus gardineri Regan 1908 -- (Fricke 1980:88 [ref. 1500], Fricke 1982:68 [ref. 5432], Fricke 1983:366 [ref. 8349], Fricke 2002:22 [ref. 26547], Fricke & Quang 2018:442 [ref. 35976], Fricke & Anderson 2022:451 [ref. 39659]). Current status: Synonym of Callionymus gardineri Regan 1908. Callionymidae. Habitat: marine.

rivatoni, Callionymus gardineri Fricke [R.] 1993:365, Fig. 1A-C [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie No. 158; ref. 22077] Baie de Saint Vincent, New Caledonia, 22°05'S, 166°10'E, depth 15 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1993-0120. Paratypes: MNHN 1993-0119 (1); SMNS 12271-72 (1, 1). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:6 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:20 [ref. 29864]. •Synonym of Callionymus gardineri Regan 1908, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Fricke 1998:8 [ref. 23952], Fricke 1999:493 [ref. 24106]). •Valid as Callionymus rivatoni Fricke 1993 -- (Fricke 2000:19 [ref. 25197], Fricke 2001:3555 [ref. 26292], Fricke 2002:39 [ref. 26547], Fricke 2006:13 [ref. 28872], Fricke 2017:185 [ref. 35548] in subgenus Margaretichthys). Current status: Valid as Callionymus rivatoni Fricke 1993. Callionymidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Caledonia (Chesterfield Islands, Récifs d'Entrecasteaux, Grande Terre, Ile des Pins). Habitat: marine.