loxum, Thalassoma Randall [J. E.] & Mee [J. K. L.] 1994:303, Pls. 1-5 [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 14; ref. 21641] South coast, Hoone's Bay, Oman, Arabian Sea, 16°58'00"N, 54°42'50"E, depth 0.5 meters. Holotype: BPBM 35732. Paratypes: BMNH 1993.8.26.1-3 (3); BPBM 34409 (1), 34499 (1), 35733 (10); CAS 80474 (1); USNM 326312 (3). •Valid as Thalassoma loxum Randall & Mee 1994 -- (Allen 1995:76 [ref. 21960], Randall 1995:290 [ref. 22896], Myers 1999:203 [ref. 23965], Parenti & Randall 2000:45 [ref. 24943], Randall 2003:1 [ref. 26963], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S115 [ref. 27377], Bernardi et al. 2004:371 [ref. 27454], Kuiter 2010:191 [ref. 35285], Zajonz et al. 2019:91 [ref. 36871], Randall & Victor 2022:259 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Thalassoma loxum Randall & Mee 1994. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen), Oman. Habitat: marine.