mccullochi, Pseudochromis Myers [G. S.] 1932:30 [Copeia 1932 (no. 1); ref. 16383] Vanuatu. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.798. Based on Nesiotes purpurascens of McCulloch 1926:185, 188, Pl. 49. [ref. 2947] (not of De Vis). •Synonym of Cypho purpurascens (De Vis 1884) -- (Gill 1999:2570 [ref. 24817], Gill 2004:17 [ref. 27767], Randall 2005:186 [ref. 28239], Gill et al. 2006:1064 [ref. 29084], Fricke et al. 2011:387 [ref. 31242]). Current status: Synonym of Cypho purpurascens (De Vis 1884). Pseudochromidae: Pseudochrominae. Habitat: marine.