Species that contain: Pseudochromis and fuscus [ 6 ] records

adustus, Pseudochromis Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1849:23 [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] Philippines. Holotype: ZMB 638. •Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Gill 2004:114 [ref. 27767]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Habitat: marine.

aurea, Pseudochromis Seale [A.] 1910:528 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] [original locality] Sitanki Island, Jolo Archipelago, Philippines. Neotype. Paratypes: (numerous) AMS I.31423-001 [ex CAS-SU 28507] (1). Neotype designated by Gill 2004:117 [ref. 27767]. Holotype BMNH 4899 apparently destroyed. But apparently paratypes were available. •Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Gill 1999:2574 [ref. 24817] as aureus, Gill 2004:114 [ref. 27767], Randall 2005:187 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:329 [ref. 28867]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Pseudochromis Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1849:23, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] Sulawesi, Indonesia. No types known. •Valid as Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Lubbock 1976:169 [ref. 7350], Allen & Swainston 1988:60 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:519 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:127 [ref. 15987], Hayashi 1992:65 [ref. 40737], Shibukawa & Iwata 1997:297 [ref. 23223], Allen 1997:94 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:126 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:127 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:121 [ref. 23965], Gill 1999:2574 [ref. 24817], Johnson 1999:731 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:734 [ref. 25086], Gill in Randall & Lim 2000:611 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:99 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:734 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:33 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:57 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Gill & Tanaka 2004:21 [ref. 27766], Gill 2004:113 [ref. 27767], Randall 2005:187 [ref. 28239], Gill et al. 2006:1068 [ref. 29084], Allen & Erdmann 2012:336 [ref. 31980], Yoshigou & Ichikawa 2012:3 [ref. 37770], Larson et al. 2013:106 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:66 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:128 [ref. 36673], Koreeda in Motomura et al. 2021:21 [ref. 38121], Gill 2022:138 [ref. 39748]). Current status: Valid as Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka east to western Caroline Islands and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

nebulosum, Onar De Vis [C. W.] 1885:875 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Murray Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.461 (1), QM I.100. •Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:519 [ref. 12442], Gill 2004:114 [ref. 27767], Gill et al. 2006:1068 [ref. 29084]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Habitat: marine.

wildii, Pseudochromis Ogilby [J. D.] 1908:34 [Annals of the Queensland Museum No. 9 (pt 1); ref. 3285] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.784. •Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:519 [ref. 12442], Johnson 1999:731 [ref. 25471], Gill 2004:114 [ref. 27767], Gill et al. 2006:1068 [ref. 29084]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Habitat: marine.

xanthochir, Pseudochromis Bleeker [P.] 1855:443 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 16840] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 5959 (58.2 mm). Paralectotypes: (1). Bleeker non-types: AMS I.90 (1), RMNH 32435 (9 of 10). Type information: Gill 1995:245 [ref. 22086]. •Valid as Pseudochromis xanthochir Bleeker 1855 -- (Dor 1984:107 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:139 [ref. 6441], Goren & Dor 1994:29 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849 -- (Gill 1995:245 [ref. 22086], Gill 1999:2574 [ref. 24817], Gill 2004:114 [ref. 27767]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudochromis fuscus Müller & Troschel 1849. Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Habitat: marine.