ayliffe, Mulloidichthys Uiblein [F.] 2011:56, Figs. 2-3, Pls. 1-2 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 13; ref. 31259] Sodwana Bay, Mellow Yellow Reef, 27°31.863'S, 32°42.48'E, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 12-19 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 86367. Paratypes: BPBM 17620 (1), 36010 (2), 36024 (6), 41008 (1); SAIAB 13907 (2), 18055 (1), 18057 (2), 86368 (2). Plus non-type specimens from Sri Lanka. The name is used as a noun; for Mr. N. Ayliffe. •Valid as Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein 2011 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:503 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:261 [ref. 32706], Koeda et al. 2016:1 [ref. 35369], Zajonz et al. 2019:81 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:500 [ref. 37272], Echreshavi et al. 2022:2 [ref. 39234], Uiblein & Randall 2022:356 [ref. 39855], Zajonz et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40906], Allen & Erdmann 2024:534 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Mulloidichthys ayliffe Uiblein 2011. Mullidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Mozambique Channel and Oman to Socotra (Yemen) and Seychelles; Sri Lanka east to Myanmar and Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: marine.