occidentalis, Pseudoplesiops Gill [A. C.] & Edwards [A. J.] 2002:23, Figs. 3-4 [Bulletin of the Natural History Museum London (Zoology) v. 68 (no. 1); ref. 26562] Reef, Maaniyafushi Island, South Malé Atoll, Maldive Islands, depth 25-30 meters. Holotype: BPBM 32926. Paratypes: AMS I.41004-001 (1, c&s), BMNH 1901.12.31.77 (1); BPBM 32871 (2). •Valid as Pseudoplesiops occidentalis Gill & Edwards 2002 -- (Gill 2022:131 [ref. 39748]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplesiops occidentalis Gill & Edwards 2002. Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Maldives endemic. Habitat: marine.