petila, Pseudocoris Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2012:1146, Figs. 1-5 [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] South Cinque Island, 11°14.499'N, 92°41.273'E, Andaman Islands, depth 10-16 meters. Holotype: WAM P.33264-002. Paratypes: WAM P.33264-004 (1). •Valid as Pseudocoris petila Allen & Erdmann 2012 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:713 [ref. 31980], Randall et al. 2015:6, 36 [ref. 33896], Daly et al. 2018:5 [ref. 35897], Parenti & Randall 2018:20 [ref. 35964], Randall & Victor 2022:241 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris petila Allen & Erdmann 2012. Labridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (southern Mozambique), Amirantes (Seychelles) and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Andaman Islands and northwestern Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.