ventralis, Anthias (Pseudanthias) ventralis Randall [J. E.] 1979:12, Fig. 7 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 302; ref. 12314] Patch reef on northern side off Gannet Ridge, Pitcairn Island, depth 40-44 meters. Holotype: BPBM 16883. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.3.25.1 (1); BPBM 13530 (8), 19895 (1); LACM 35586-1 (1); USNM 215289 (1). Type catalog: Anderson 2018:49 [ref. 36146]. See status notes under Anthias (P.) ventralis hawaiiensis. •Valid as Anthias ventralis Randall 1979 -- (Allen & Starck 1982:54 [ref. 8518], Paxton et al. 1989:503 [ref. 12442]). •Valid as Pseudanthias ventralis (Randall 1979), subspecies ventralis (Randall 1979) -- (Nakabo 2000:700 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:700 [ref. 26001], Myers & Donaldson 2003:620 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:146 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:995 [ref. 29078], Fujiwara et al. 2020:33 [ref. 38631]). •Valid as Pseudanthias ventralis (Randall 1979) -- (Randall et al. 1990:99 [ref. 15987], Senou & Suzuki 1993:2 [ref. 24322], Allen 1997:92 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:99 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:109 [ref. 23965], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2470 [ref. 24815], Randall 1999:12 [ref. 25829], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:202 [ref. 25191], Randall & Pyle 2001:34 [ref. 25690], Lobel & Lobel 2004:70 [ref. 27576], Fricke et al. 2011:387 [ref. 31242], Anderson 2018:49 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:42 [ref. 37354], Shepherd et al. 2021:9 [ref. 38559]). •Valid as Compsanthias ventralis (Randall 1979) -- (Gill 2024:363 [ref. 41178]). Current status: Valid as Compsanthias ventralis (Randall 1979). Anthiadidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Mariana Ids, Marshall Ids, Kahoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), Ogasawara Islands, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Pitcairn Group. Habitat: marine.