stigmaticus, Rabaulichthys Randall [J. E.] & Pyle [R. M.] 1989:2, Figs. 1-2 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 47; ref. 14121] East side of reef north of Bathala Island, Ari Atoll, Maldives, western Indian Ocean, depth 35 meters. Holotype: BPBM 32751. Paratypes: BPBM 32752 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 28149 (1), USNM 298470 (1). Type catalog: Anderson 2018:50 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Rabaulichthys stigmaticus Randall & Pyle 1989 -- (Pethiyagoda 1994:15 [ref. 21458], Fricke 1999:208 [ref. 24106], Masuda & Randall 2001:77 [ref. 25247], Randall & Walsh 2010:205 [ref. 31598], Anderson 2018:50 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:43 [ref. 37354], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:112 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Valid as Rabaulichthys stigmaticus Randall & Pyle 1989. Anthiadidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mascarenes (Mauritius), Maldives, Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.