attenuatus, Paracheilinus Randall [J. E.] 1999:34, Figs. 2-6 [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 25148] North side of Amirante Islands, St. François Atoll, Seychelles, 7°05'N, 52°44'E, depth 28 meters. Holotype: BPBM 35614. Paratypes: BMNH 1998.11.19.1 (1); BPBM 35506 (1), 35612 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 59390 (1); USNM 352065 (1). •Valid as Paracheilinus attenuatus Randall 1999 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:33 [ref. 24943], Randall & Allen 2003:105 [ref. 27244], Allen & Erdmann 2006:13 [ref. 29404], Allen & Erdmann 2008:187 [ref. 29498], Kuiter 2010:118 [ref. 35285], Allen et al. 2016:39 [ref. 34238], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271], Randall & Victor 2022:234 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus attenuatus Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Kenya) and Seychelles. Habitat: marine.