* Mexichromis mariei (Crosse, 1872) Figure 11H

Material examined.

One specimen 15 mm, SB.

Ecology.

In deep soft sediment habitats. Depth 20 m. Feeding on Dysidea sp. sponge.

Distribution.

Widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific including India (Patel and Apte 2014), Malaysia (Ho 1989), Australia (Nimbs and Smith 2016), South Africa, Madagascar, the Philippines, Indonesia. Japan, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia (Gosliner et al. 2008). Here representing a first record for Thai waters.

Remarks.

Locally rare with only a single individual observed in the present surveys. Sharing the same habitat and prey preference as M. multituberculata .