Pseudochromis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:8 Masc. Pseudochromis olivaceus Rüppell 1835. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1875:2 [ref. 444] and 1876:321 [ref. 448]. •Valid as Pseudochromis Rüppell 1835 -- (Lubbock 1975:117 [ref. 7439], Lubbock 1977:2 [ref. 7039], Lubbock 1980 [ref. 8695], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:139 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:540 [ref. 5712], Randall & Stanaland 1989 [ref. 12853], Paxton et al. 1989:519 [ref. 12442], Gill & Woodland 1992 [ref. 20325], Gill & Winterbottom 1993 [ref. 21256], Gill & Allen 1996:33 [ref. 22220], Gill & Randall 1998:17 [ref. 23409], Gill 1999:2559 [ref. 24817], Gill 2004:67 [ref. 27767], Gill et al. 2006:1066 [ref. 29084], Allen et al. 2008:155 [ref. 29482], Motomura 2009:95 [ref. 30446], Gill et al. 2009:45 [ref. 30129], Gill & Allen 2011:57 [ref. 31364], Gill & Zajonz 2011:1 [ref. 31637], Gill & Williams 2011:49 [ref. 31698], Gill et al. 2012:53 [ref. 31745], Gill et al. 2012:25 [ref. 31768], Gill & Senou 2016:296 [ref. 34801], Gill et al. 2017:333 [ref. 35650], Fricke et al. 2018:160 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:68 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Pseudochromis Rüppell 1835. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae.