aldabraensis, Pseudochromis Bauchot [M.-L.] in Arnoult et al. 1958:80, Fig. 6 [Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco (Nouvelle Série) v. 34; ref. 12043] Aldabra Island. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1954-0145. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:86 [ref. 12478]. Author sometimes seen as Bauchot-Boutin [M.-L.]. •Synonym of Pseudochromis dutoiti Smith 1955 -- (Lubbock 1977:4 [ref. 7039]). •Valid as Pseudochromis aldabraensis Bauchot 1958 -- (Gill & Mee 1993:54 [ref. 21008], Gill & Randall 1994:16 [ref. 21600], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:x [ref. 21953], Randall 1995:141 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:147 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Gill 2004:72 [ref. 27767], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:177 [ref. 28072], Gill & Zajonz 2011:19 [ref. 31637], Psomadakis et al. 2015:203 [ref. 34104], Eagderi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 37020], Gill 2022:133 [ref. 39748]). Current status: Valid as Pseudochromis aldabraensis Bauchot 1958. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Aldabra (Seychelles); Oman and Persian Gulf east to Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.