xanthotis, Holacanthus (Apolemichthys) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1950:43, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 120 (pt 1); ref. 12951] Al-Mukalla, Yemen, Red Sea. Holotype: BMNH 1959.4.22.1. •Valid as Apolemichthys xanthotis (Fraser-Brunner 1950) -- (Allen 1980:249 [ref. 22764], Dor 1984:169 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:48 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:253 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377], Golani & Fricke 2018:111 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:84 [ref. 36871], Heemstra 2022:434 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Valid as Apolemichthys xanthotis (Fraser-Brunner 1950). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.