bitaeniata, Dampieria Fowler [H. W.] 1931:18, Fig. 4 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 11; ref. 1407] Galera Bay, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89990. Paratypes: USNM 144578 (1). •Valid as Pseudochromis bitaeniatus (Fowler 1931) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:519 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:126 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:96 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:126 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:121 [ref. 23965], Gill 1999:2566 [ref. 24817], Gill in Randall & Lim 2000:611 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:99 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:33 [ref. 26830], Gill 2004:83 [ref. 27767], Gill & Allen 2004:5 [ref. 27841], Gill et al. 2006:1067 [ref. 29084], Allen & Erdmann 2012:332 [ref. 31980], Gill et al. 2017:338 [ref. 35650], Fricke et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2024:354 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pseudochromis bitaeniatus (Fowler 1931). Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to Philippines, Palau, Solomon Islands and Australia. Habitat: marine.