coccus, Halidesmus Winterbottom [R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1994:753, Figs. 4-5 [Canadian Journal of Zoology v. 72 (no. 4); ref. 22087] Rocky pools at western side of Rahah Bay, 16°57'N, 54°49'E, south coast, Oman, depth 0-2 meters. Holotype: BPBM 35447. Paratypes: BPBM 35734 (7), ROM 66324 (5). •Valid as Halidesmus coccus Winterbottom & Randall 1994 -- (Randall 1995:144 [ref. 22896], Gill & Zajonz 2003:57 [ref. 26796], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Gill & Zajonz 2011:22 [ref. 31637], Winterbottom & Santini 2022:118 [ref. 39749]). Current status: Valid as Halidesmus coccus Winterbottom & Randall 1994. Pseudochromidae: Congrogadinae. Distribution: Northwestrn Indian Ocean: southern Oman endemic. Habitat: marine.