aurifrons, Pseudochromis Lubbock [R.] 1980:824, Fig. 2 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 87 (no. 3); ref. 8695] East side of Basilisk passage, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, depth 25 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1979.1.9.12. •Valid as Pseudochromis aurifrons Lubbock 1980 -- (Gill et al. 1996:99 [ref. 22908], Gill 1999:2566 [ref. 24817]). •Valid as "Pictichromis" aurifrons (Lubbock 1980) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:33 [ref. 26830]). •Valid as Pictichromis aurifrons (Lubbock 1980) -- (Gill 2004:56 [ref. 27767], Allen et al. 2008:151 [ref. 29481], Allen & Erdmann 2012:328 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2024:350 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pictichromis aurifrons (Lubbock 1980). Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Port Moresby and Dumoulin Islands (Papua New Guinea) endemic. Habitat: marine.