donaldsoni, Limnichthys Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1960:278, Fig. 107 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Lagoon reef halfway between Bikini and Amen Islands, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 140906. Paratypes: USNM 140907-09 (2, 1, 1), 164422-23 (1, 1). •Valid as Limnichthys donaldsoni Schultz 1960 -- (Nelson 1985:283 [ref. 5154], Randall et al. 1990:359 [ref. 15987], Myers 1999:214 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:24 [ref. 25829], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847], Fricke & Golani 2012:288 [ref. 31951]). •Synonym of Limnichthys nitidus Smith 1958 -- (Yoshino et al. 1999:79 [ref. 23739], Nelson 2001:3514 [ref. 26284], Randall 2005:469 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:457 [ref. 28379], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:345 [ref. 28867], Hoese & Bray 2006:1499 [ref. 29000], Randall 2007:368 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Synonym of Limnichthys nitidus Smith 1958. Creediidae. Habitat: marine.