mesedai, Neocentropogon Klausewitz [W.] 1985:17, Figs. 1-3 [Senckenbergiana Maritima v. 17 (no. 1/3); ref. 5806] Mismaris-Trough, southwest of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, 21°22'N, 39°04'E, depth 383-363 meters. Holotype: SMF 20198. Paratypes: SMF 20199-202 (1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Neocentropogon mesedai Klausewitz 1985 -- (Goren & Dor 1994:21 [ref. 25356], Quéro et al. 2011:99 [ref. 31629], Fricke et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35210], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[23] 261 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:56 [ref. 36273], Chungthanawong & Motomura 2021:[13] [ref. 38168]). Current status: Valid as Neocentropogon mesedai Klausewitz 1985. Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.