nigrovittatus, Pseudochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:421 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 49); ref. 14628] Mekran coast, Iran, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: BMNH 1898.9.22.2. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1897.9.22.3 (1). Lectotype selected by Lubbock 1975:142 [ref. 7439]. •Valid as Pseudochromis nigrovittatus Boulenger 1897 -- (Lubbock 1975:141 [ref. 7439], Gill & Mee 1993:56 [ref. 21008], Gill & Randall 1994:16 [ref. 21600], Randall 1995:142 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:147 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Gill 2004:151 [ref. 27767], Gill & Zajonz 2011:13 [ref. 31637], Golani & Fricke 2018:68 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:72 [ref. 36871], Gill 2022:141 [ref. 39748]). Current status: Valid as Pseudochromis nigrovittatus Boulenger 1897. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf to southern Iran. Habitat: marine.