thomaseni, Pholioides Nielsen [J. G.] 1961:253, Fig. 1 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 123; ref. 3193] Rockpools, Karachi, Pakistan. Holotype: ZMUC P75394. Paratypes: ZMUC P75395-98 (4). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:74 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Halidesmus thomaseni (Nielsen 1961) -- (Winterbottom 1986:18 [ref. 5727], Winterbottom & Randall 1994:753 [ref. 22087], Randall 1995:144 [ref. 22896], Gill & Zajonz 2003:57 [ref. 26796], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Gill & Zajonz 2011:22 [ref. 31637], Winterbottom & Santini 2022:120 [ref. 39749]). Current status: Valid as Halidesmus thomaseni (Nielsen 1961). Pseudochromidae: Congrogadinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Oman east to Bay of Bengal (India). Habitat: marine.