tonstrinum, Liopropoma Randall [J. E.] & Taylor [L. R., Jr.] 1988:38, Pl. 2b [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 16; ref. 6429] Augulpelu Reef, Palau Is, depth 33.5-52 meters. Holotype: BPBM 9531. Paratypes: BPBM 13833 (1), 18723 (1), 19962 (1), 19982 (1), 22375 (1); MNHN 1976-0135 (1); USNM 223145 (1), 223287 (1), 235792 (1); WAM P.26082-015 (1), P.26087-011 (3), P.26121-002 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:19 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:20 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Liopropoma tonstrinum Randall & Taylor 1988 -- (Myers 1999:117 [ref. 23965], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2473 [ref. 24815], Allen 2000:87 [ref. 37268], Randall et al. 2002:156 [ref. 26192], Allen & Adrim 2003:32 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:622 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:70 [ref. 27576], Randall 2005:172 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2011:385 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:309 [ref. 31980], Akhilesh et al. 2012:48 [ref. 32130], Koeda et al. 2015:19 [ref. 33828], Parenti & Randall 2020:108 [ref. 37354], Matsunuma et al. 2021:45 [ref. 38940], Esmaeili et al. 2023:225 [ref. 40327]). Current status: Valid as Liopropoma tonstrinum Randall & Taylor 1988. Liopropomatidae: Liopropomatinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and Indonesia east to Palau, Caroline Islands and Society Islands, north to Osumi Islands (southern Japan), Habitat: marine.