punctatus, Assiculus Richardson [J.] 1846:494, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Discoveries in Australia; ref. 3743] Coasts of Australia. Holotype (unique): HMG 2.5" spirit specimen (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Pseudochromis punctatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:60 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:520 [ref. 12442], Gill & Hutchins 1997:44 [ref. 22931]). •Valid as Assiculus punctatus Richardson 1846 -- (Larson & Williams 1997:355 [ref. 23967], Allen 1997:94 [ref. 23977], Gill 1999:2568 [ref. 24817], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Gill 2004:13 [ref. 27767], Gill et al. 2006:1063 [ref. 29084], Gill 2013:130 [ref. 32907], Larson et al. 2013:105 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Assiculus punctatus Richardson 1846. Pseudochromidae: Assiculinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.