flavopunctatus, Pseudochromis Gill [A. C.] & Randall [J. E.] 1998:20, Fig. 3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (no. 1/2); ref. 23409] Islet at 8°31'42"S, 119°37'50"E, east coast of Komodo Island, Indonesia, depth 15 meters. Holotype: BPBM 31539. Paratypes: AMS I.29534-001 (1, c&s); BPBM 32417 (3), 36507 (3). •Valid as Pseudochromis flavopunctatus Gill & Randall 1998 -- (Gill 1999:2566 [ref. 24817], Allen & Adrim 2003:33 [ref. 26830], Gill 2004:109 [ref. 27767], Gill et al. 2012:57 [ref. 31745], Allen & Erdmann 2012:335 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2024:358 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pseudochromis flavopunctatus Gill & Randall 1998. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Komodo and Nusa Penida (Indonesia) endemic. Habitat: marine.