xanthomaculatus, Anthias Fourmanoir [P.] & Rivaton [J.] 1979:414, Fig. 8 [Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 8833] Bulari Pass, south of Nouméa, New Caledonia, depth 200 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1978-0477. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:10 [ref. 19232], Anderson 2018:49 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Pseudanthias xanthomaculatus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton 1979) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1999:2470 [ref. 24815], Randall & Pyle 2001:34 [ref. 25690], Fricke et al. 2011:387 [ref. 31242], Anderson 2018:49 [ref. 36146]). •Valid as Odontanthias xanthomaculatus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton 1979) -- (Gill & Russell 2019:182 [ref. 36578], Parenti & Randall 2020:22 [ref. 37354], Zajonz et al. 2020:505 [ref. 37997], Anderson 2022:569 [ref. 39757], Gill & Tang 2022:146 [ref. 39826]). Current status: Valid as Odontanthias xanthomaculatus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton 1979). Anthiadidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southern Coral Sea and northern Tasman Sea. Habitat: marine.