Species that contain: Synchiropus and altivelis [ 6 ] records

altivelis, Callionymus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:155, Pl. 79 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D1012 (dry). Paralectotypes: RMNH 2077 (1). Type information: Boeseman 1947:133 [ref. 12876]. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:134 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Foetorepus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Nakabo in Masuda et al. 1984:343 [ref. 6441], Yatou in Okamura et al. 1985:607, 733 [ref. 8056], Nakabo 1987:340 [ref. 6375], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:542 [ref. 27969] as altivelus, Nakabo 2000:1127 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1127 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:390, 652 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:438 [ref. 28370], Kottelat 2013:385 [ref. 32989], Shinohara et al. 2014:271 [ref. 33330], Kim et al. 2020:167 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:101 [ref. 37637]). •Valid as Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:229 [ref. 7348], Fricke 1981:55 [ref. 1499], Fricke 1982:75 [ref. 5432], Fricke 1983:576 [ref. 8349], Allen & Swainston 1988:132 [ref. 25477], Fricke 1993:371 [ref. 22077], Lee & Kim 1993:8 [ref. 23164], Allen 1997:212 [ref. 23977], Fricke in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Fricke 2000:66 [ref. 25197], Randall & Earle 2000:19 [ref. 25806], Fricke 2001:3555 [ref. 26292], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:331 [ref. 25995], Fricke 2002:52 [ref. 26547], Psomadakis et al. 2020:545 [ref. 37272] as cf. altivelis). Current status: Valid as Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Callionymidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

altivelis, Synchiropus Regan [C. T.] 1908:249, Pl. 30 (fig. 2) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Seychelles, Indian Ocean, depth 44 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.3.23.264. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Callionymus altivelis Temminck & Schlegel 1845, replaced by Synchiropus normani Schultz & Woods 1948. May use Synchropus or Foetorepus; authors differ. •Synonym of Synchiropus sechellensis Regan 1908 -- (Fricke 1982:78 [ref. 5432], Fricke 1983:663 [ref. 8349], Fricke 2002:65 [ref. 26547], Fricke et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33442], Fricke 2016:11 [ref. 34659], Fricke & Anderson 2022:465 [ref. 39659]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Synchiropus sechellensis Regan 1908. Callionymidae. Habitat: marine.

kanmuensis, Foetorepus Nakabo [T.], Yamamoto [E.] & Chen [C.-H.] 1983:351, Fig. 3 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8299] Kanmu Seamount Chain [Hawaiian Ridge, northern central Pacific], 32°00'N, 172°50'E, depth 355-375 meters. Holotype: FAKU 50671. Paratypes: FAKU 50672 (1), NSMT-P 21033 (1). May use Synchropus or Foetorepus; authors differ. •Synonym of Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Fricke 1983:577 [ref. 8349]). •Valid as Foetorepus kanmuensis Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen 1983 -- (Savinykh & Balanov 1999:424 [ref. 24871]). •Valid as Synchiropus kanmuensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen 1983) -- (Fricke 2002:56 [ref. 26547]). Current status: Valid as Synchiropus kanmuensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen 1983). Callionymidae. Distribution: Northern central Pacific: Hawaiian Ridge endemic. Habitat: marine.

kinmeiensis, Foetorepus Nakabo [T.], Yamamoto [E.] & Chen [C.-H.] 1983:349, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8299] Kinmei [Kimmei] Seamount, 35°20.2'N, 171°24.1'E, [northern central Pacific], depth 350 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 68699. Paratypes: FAKU 50670 (1). •Synonym of Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Fricke 1983:577 [ref. 8349]). •Valid as Foetorepus kinmeiensis Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen 1983 -- (Randall 1999:199 [ref. 24082]). •Valid as Synchiropus kinmeiensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen 1983) -- (Fricke 2002:57 [ref. 26547], Mundy 2005:468 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:388 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Synchiropus kinmeiensis (Nakabo, Yamamoto & Chen 1983). Callionymidae. Distribution: Northern central Pacific: Hawaiian Ridge endemic. Habitat: marine.

normani, Synchiropus Schultz [L. P.] & Woods [L. P.] 1948:419 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 38 (no. 12); ref. 10177] Seychelles, Indian Ocean, depth 44 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.3.23.264. Type catalog: Fricke 1982:78 [ref. 5432]. Replacement name for Synchiropus altivelis Regan 1908, secondarily preoccupied in Synchiropus by Callionymus altivelis Temminck & Schlegel 1845. •Synonym of Synchiropus sechellensis Regan 1908 -- (Fricke 1981:84 [ref. 1499], Fricke 1982:78 [ref. 5432], Fricke 1983:664 [ref. 8349], Fricke 2002:65 [ref. 26547], Fricke 2016:11 [ref. 34659]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Synchiropus sechellensis Regan 1908. Callionymidae. Habitat: marine.

pallidus, Synchiropus Fowler [H. W.] 1941:23, Fig. 14 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 90 (no. 3106); ref. 1439] Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 99437. Type information: Fricke 1982:75 [ref. 5432]. •Synonym of Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Fricke 1981:55 [ref. 1499], Fricke 1982:75 [ref. 5432], Fricke 1983:576 [ref. 8349], Lee & Kim 1993:8 [ref. 23164], Fricke 2002:52 [ref. 26547]). •Synonym of Foetorepus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Kottelat 2013:385 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Synchiropus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Callionymidae. Habitat: marine.