Rabaulichthys altipinnis Allen, 1984

Holotype: WAM P28179–001, 44.3 mm SL, male.

Type locality: off Nordup Village, about 4 kilometers east of Rabaul, New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (about 04°11' S, 152°12' E), depth 35 meters. Illustrations: Allen, 1984, fig. 1; Kuiter, 2004:84 (top fig.); Randall & Walsh, 2010:209, fig. 1E & F.

D: X or XI, 15 to 17 (usually X, 16). A: III, 6 or 7. P: 19 to 21. C: 15 (8 + 7). V: 26 (10 + 16). S: 2. GR: 8 or 9

+ 21 or 22. LL: 52 to 55.

Distribution: western Pacific: off West Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea, and Coral Sea.