halstead, Trichonotus Clark [E.] & Pohle [M.] 1996:2, Fig. 2 [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 45; ref. 21940] Observation Point, northwestern end of Normanby Island, 9°44'30"S, 150°42'00"E, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, depth about 25 meters. Holotype: USNM-P 325923. Paratypes: USNM 325924 (6). •Valid as Trichonotus halstead Clark & Pohle 1996 -- (Nelson in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nelson 2001:3512 [ref. 26284], Katayama & Endo 2010:1 [ref. 30819], Allen & Erdmann 2012:760 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:250 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Trichonotus halstead Clark & Pohle 1996. Trichonotidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.