Pseudoambassis Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:43 Fem. Pseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau 1878. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched; Jordan 1919:393 [ref. 4905] lists type as above. Apparently preoccupied, replaced by Blandowskiella Iredale & Whitley 1932. •Synonym of Ambassis Cuvier 1828 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:148 [ref. 15712], Kottelat 2013:319 [ef. 32989]). •Valid as Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878 -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoambassis Castelnau 1878. Ambassidae.