intermedius, Xenanthias Kotthaus [A.] 1973:26, Fig. 293 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 16; ref. 7572] Off Socotra, Arabian Sea, 11°33.9'N, 52°54'E to 11°38'N, 52°52'E, Meteor station 102, depth 290-190 meters. Holotype: ZMH 5132 [ex IOES 167a]. Paratypes: ZMH 5133 [ex IOES 167b] (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:417 [ref. 21161], Anderson 2018:28 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Plectranthias intermedius (Kotthaus 1973) -- (Randall 1980:138 [ref. 6717], Randall 1996:116 [ref. 23194], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S104 [ref. 27377], Zajonz 2006:25 [ref. 29414], Heemstra & Randall 2009:10 [ref. 30535], Bineesh et al. 2014:494 [ref. 33319], Allen & Walsh 2015:83 [ref. 33954], Anderson 2018:28 [ref. 36146], Zajonz et al. 2019:104 [ref. 36871], Parenti & Randall 2020:26 [ref. 37354], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:97 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Valid as Plectranthias intermedius (Kotthaus 1973). Anthiadidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen) endemic. Habitat: marine.