luteus, Pseudochromis Aoyagi [H.] 1943:103, Pl. 25 (fig. 1) [Coral fishes. Part 1; ref. 17936] Kikai Island, Ryukyu Islands. Holotype (unique): not at YCM, apparently lost. Type information: Hayashi 1995:7 [ref. 22717]. •Valid as Pseudochromis luteus Aoyagi 1943 -- (Gill & Winterbottom 1993:5 [ref. 21256], Gill 1999:2566 [ref. 24817], Gill in Randall & Lim 2000:611 [ref. 25122], Gill 2004:134 [ref. 27767], Gill et al. 2009:48 [ref. 30129], Motomura et al. 2010:102 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:338 [ref. 31980], Yoshigou & Ichikawa 2012:5 [ref. 37770], Koeda et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35333], Allen & Erdmann 2024:361 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pseudochromis luteus Aoyagi 1943. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan). Habitat: marine.