ephippiatus, Pseudochromis Gill [A. C.], Pyle [R. L.] & Earle [J. L.] 1996:98, Fig. 1 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (no. 3/4); ref. 22908] Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, 10°14'30"S, 150°57'18"E, depth 30 meters. Holotype: BPBM 37006. Paratypes: BPBM 36978 (1). •Valid as Pseudochromis ephippiatus Gill, Pyle & Earle 1996 -- (Gill 1999:2566 [ref. 24817]). •Valid as "Picticrhomis" ephipiata (Gill, Pyle & Earle 1996) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:33 [ref. 26830]). •Valid as Pictichromis ephippiata (Gill, Pyle & Earle 1996) -- (Gill 2004:62 [ref. 27767], Allen & Erdmann 2012:330 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2024:352 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pictichromis ephippiata (Gill, Pyle & Earle 1996). Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Sulawesi (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.