townsendi, Anthias Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:420 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 49); ref. 14628] Mekran coast, Iran. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1897.9.22.1. Type catalog: Anderson 2018:48 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Pseudanthias townsendi (Boulenger 1897) -- (Randall 1995:124 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:146 [ref. 23922], Randall & Pyle 2001:34 [ref. 25690], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S104 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Akhilesh 2012:125, 159 [ref. 32094], Psomadakis et al. 2015:202 [ref. 34104], Anderson 2018:48 [ref. 36146], Eagderi et al. 2019:110 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36871], Parenti & Randall 2020:41 [ref. 37354], Akhilesh et al. 2021:56 [ref. 38701], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:111 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Valid as Pseudanthias townsendi (Boulenger 1897). Anthiadidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea. Habitat: marine.