Species that contain: Pseudanthias and engelhardi [ 2 ] records carlsoni, Pseudanthias Randall [J. E.] & Pyle [R. L.] 2001:20, Figs. 1-4 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 25690] Yanutha Reef, southern end of No Name Pass, ocean side, 18°24'30"S, 177°56'E, Fiji, depth 37-46 meters. Holotype: BPBM 38665. Paratypes: AMS I.39906-001 (1), BMNH 2000.1.6.1 (1), BPBM 30630 (1), CAS 210368 (1), NSMT-P 58835 (1), ZRC 45768 (2), USNM 359477(2). •Valid as Pseudanthias carlsoni Randall & Pyle 2001 -- (Randall et al. 2004:12 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:140 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2008:144 [ref. 29480]). •Synonym of Pseudanthias engelhardi (Allen & Starck 1982) -- (Motomura et al. 2010:119 [ref. 31101], Allen & Erdmann 2012:292 [ref. 31980], Parenti & Randall 2020:35 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudanthias engelhardi (Allen & Starck 1982). Anthiadidae. Habitat: marine.
engelhardi, Anthias Allen [G. R.] & Starck [W. A., II] 1982:48, Figs. 2-3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 8518] Escape Reef, Great Barrier Reef, depth 58 meters. Holotype: AMS I.22632-005. Paratypes: AMS I.22629-003 (1), I.22632-011 (1); WAM P.27483-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:18 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:19 [ref. 30117], Anderson 2018:39 [ref. 36146]. Species epithet in honor of the late Charles Engelhard and his family; the correct species epithet would have been engelhardorum. •Valid as Anthias engelhardi Allen & Starck 1982 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:501 [ref. 12442]). •Valid as Pseudanthias engelhardi (Allen & Starck 1982) -- (Randall et al. 1990:92 [ref. 15987], Randall et al. 1997:92 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:107 [ref. 23965], Randall & Pyle 2001:34 [ref. 25690], Allen et al. 2006:992 [ref. 29078], Fricke et al. 2011:386 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:292 [ref. 31980], Anderson 2018:39 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:35 [ref. 37354], Allen & Erdmann 2024:313 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pseudanthias engelhardi (Allen & Starck 1982). Anthiadidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia), Papua New Guinea, and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) to Fiji and Tonga. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.
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