FAMILY Labridae Cuvier, 1816 – wrasses

GENUS Acantholabrus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839 [=Acantholabrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:242] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Masc. Lutjanus exoletus (not of Linnaeus) Risso 1810 (= Lutjanus palloni Risso 1810). Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30. •Valid as Acantholabrus Valenciennes 1839 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:429 [ref. 7204], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:920 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:2 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:99 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Acantholabrus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae.

Species Acantholabrus polloni (Risso, 1810) [=Lutjanus palloni Risso [A.] 1810:263, Acantholabrus couchii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:248, Acantholabrus imbricatus Lowe [R. T.] 1839:86, Labrus nellus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123, Labrus pallidus Nardo [G. D.] 1824:252] Notes: [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Acantholabrus palloni (Risso 1810). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway to Gabon, including offshore islands. Habitat: marine. (couchii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Acantholabrus palloni (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (imbricatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Acantholabrus palloni (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nellus) [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Current status: Synonym of Acantholabrus palloni (Risso 1810). Labridae. (pallidus) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Acantholabrus palloni (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Achoerodus Gill, 1863 [=Achoerodus Gill [T. N.] 1863:222, Heterochoerops Steindachner [F.] 1866:52, Platychoerops Klunzinger [C. B.] 1879:255] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1685] Masc. Labrus gouldii Richardson 1843. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Achoerodus Gill 1863 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:676 [ref. 22532], Gomon 1997:800 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943], Leis & Hay 2004:46 [ref. 27607], Allen et al. 2006:1370 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:639 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:16 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Achoerodus Gill 1863. Labridae. (Heterochoerops) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 20460] Masc. Heterochoerops viridis Steindachner 1866. Type by monotypy. Appeared first in abstract as above, then in Steindachner 1866:461 [ref. 4210]. •Synonym of Achoerodus Gill 1863 -- (Gomon 1997:800 [ref. 23083] as Heterocherops, Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Achoerodus Gill 1863. Labridae. (Platychoerops) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 22); ref. 18913] Masc. Platychoerops muelleri Klunzinger 1879. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Klunzinger 1880:399 [ref. 2624]. Misspelled Platychaerops by Jordan 1919:404 [ref. 4904]. Species originally spelled mülleri, correction mandatory. On Official Index as a junior homonym of Platychoerops Charlesworth 1855 in mammals (Opinion 1123). •In the synonymy of Achoerodus Gill 1863 -- (Gomon 1997:800 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Achoerodus Gill 1863. Labridae.

Species Achoerodus gouldii (Richardson, 1843) [=Labrus gouldii Richardson [J.] 1843:353, Platychoerops muelleri Klunzinger [C. B.] 1879:259] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Achoerodus gouldii (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (muelleri) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 22); ref. 18913] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Achoerodus gouldii (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner, 1866) [=Heterochoerops viridis Steindachner [F.] 1866:52, Platychoerops badius Ogilby [J. D.] 1893:134, Trochocopus unicolor Günther [A.] 1876:398] Notes: [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 20460] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner 1866). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: southern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Habitat: marine. (badius) [The edible fishes of New South Wales; ref. 12519] Off Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner 1866). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (unicolor) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 43); ref. 2007] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner 1866). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Ammolabrus Randall & Carlson, 1997 [=Ammolabrus Randall [J. E.] & Carlson [B. A.] 1997:29] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 51 (no. 1); ref. 22958] Masc. Ammolabrus dicrus Randall & Carlson 1997. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ammolabrus Randall & Carlson 1997 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943], Randall & Earle 2002:390 [ref. 26445], Randall & Lobel 2003:971 [ref. 27563], Randall & Earle 2004:39 [ref. 27618], Kuiter 2010:389 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Ammolabrus Randall & Carlson 1997. Labridae.

Species Ammolabrus dicrus Randall & Carlson, 1997 [=Ammolabrus dicrus Randall [J. E.] & Carlson [B. A.] 1997:32, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 51 (no. 1); ref. 22958] O`ahu, Makaha, Hawaiian Islands, depth 18 meters. Current status: Valid as Ammolabrus dicrus Randall & Carlson 1997. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Wake Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Anampses Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 [=Anampses Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] (ex Cuvier) 1824:276, Ampheces (subgenus of Anampses) Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:628, Anampsodax Bleeker [P.] 1874:82, Pseudanampses (subgenus of Anampses) Bleeker [P.] 1862:101] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Masc. Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Anampsis by Swainson 1839:173, 233 [ref. 4303]. •Valid as Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:204 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:685 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3386 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1371 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:340 [ref. 35285], Russell & Craig 2013:83 [ref. 32948], Fricke et al. 2018:276 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Labridae. (Ampheces) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1266); ref. 2514] Masc. Anampses geographicus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Objective synonym of Pseudanampses Bleeker 1862. •Synonym of Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Labridae. (Anampsodax) [Poissons de Madagascar et de l'Ile la Réunion Part 4; ref. 443] Masc. Anampsodax lienardi Bleeker 1874. Type by monotypy. Appeared as "Gen? Anampsodax Lienardi Blkr = Subgen. Anampses inter et Odax dentibus incisivis introrsum curvatis. Hab. Mauritius." Possibly a synonym of Pseudanampses -- (Smith 1957:110 [ref. 4113]). For date of publication (as laterst in Dec. 1974), see Kottelat 2013 [ref. 32740]. •Synonym of Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Labridae. (Pseudanampses) [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Masc. Anampses pterophthalmus Bleeker 1857. Type by subsequent designation. Proposed by Bleeker for non-typical Anampses on basis of scale size and teeth; here regarded as a subgenus with Bleekers's first 2 of 7 species included in it. Type species designated by Eschmeyer & Bailey 1990 ("Genera"). •Valid as Pseudanampses Bleeker 1862 -- (Kuiter 2010:348 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Labridae.

Species Anampses caeruleopunctatus Ruppell, 1829 [=Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:42, Pl. 10 (fig. 1), Anampses chlorostigma Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:9, Anampses coeruleomaculatus Günther [A.] 1881:no page number, Pl. 138, Anampses diadematus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:21, Pl. 6 (fig. 3), Anampses lineolatus Bennett [E. T.] 1836:208, Anampses pulcher Regan [C. T.] 1913:371, Pls. 58 (fig. 3), 59, Anampses rubroviridis Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:458, Anampses taeniatus Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:457, Anampses tinkhami Fowler [H. W.] 1946:162, Fig. 30, Anampses viridis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:13] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] El-Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake, Line and Easter islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Kermadec Islands and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (chlorostigma) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coeruleomaculatus) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 15); ref. 14286] Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. (diadematus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] El Tûr, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez. Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lineolatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835 (pt 3); ref. 16792] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pulcher) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 3); ref. 3652] Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubroviridis) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (taeniatus) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tinkhami) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (viridis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses chrysocephalus Randall, 1958 [=Anampses chrysocephalus Randall [J. E.] 1958:100, Fig. 3, Anampses rubrocaudatus Randall [J. E.] 1958:103, Fig. 4] Notes: [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 48 (no. 3); ref. 12104] Between Kewalo basin and Koko Head, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 30-90 feet. Current status: Valid as Anampses chrysocephalus Randall 1958. Labridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (rubrocaudatus) [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 48 (no. 3); ref. 12104] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Anampses chrysocephalus Randall 1958. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 [=Anampses cuvier Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:276, Pl. 55 (fig. 1), Anampses evermanni Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:57, Fig. 14, Anampses godeffroyi Günther [A.] 1881:252, Pl. 140] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Maui, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll, Hawaiian Ridge and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (evermanni) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (godeffroyi) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 15); ref. 14286] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses elegans Ogilby, 1889 [=Anampses elegans Ogilby [J. D.] 1889:67, Anampses variolatus Ogilby [J. D.] 1889:67] Notes: [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island. Current status: Valid as Anampses elegans Ogilby 1889. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (variolatus) [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island. Current status: Synonym of Anampses elegans Ogilby 1889. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses femininus Randall, 1972 [=Anampses femininus Randall [J. E.] 1972:176, Pl. 3 (figs. A-b)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 8 (nos 1-2); ref. 613] Off entrance to Hanga Piko, Easter Island, southeastern Pacific, depth 15-20 feet. Current status: Valid as Anampses femininus Randall 1972. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses geographicus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 [=Anampses geographicus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:10, Pl. 389, Anampsodax lienardi Bleeker [P.] 1874:83, Anampses pterophthalmus Bleeker [P.] 1857:81] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] No locality stated [Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Anampses geographicus Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Caroline Islands (Micronesia), Fiji and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia and to Fiji and Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine. (lienardi) [Poissons de Madagascar et de l'Ile la Réunion Part 4; ref. 443] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Anampses geographicus Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pterophthalmus) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Anampses geographicus Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses lennardi Scott, 1959 [=Anampses lennardi Scott [T. D.] 1959:86, Fig. 6] Notes: [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 82; ref. 12026] Point Samson, Western Australia, 20°38'S, 117°12'E. Current status: Valid as Anampses lennardi Scott 1959. Labridae. Distribution: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses lineatus Randall, 1972 [=Anampses melanurus lineatus Randall [J. E.] 1972:172, Fig. 7] Notes: [Micronesica v. 8 (nos 1-2); ref. 613] Off Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory, Hebrew University, Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 130 feet. Current status: Valid as Anampses lineatus Randall 1972. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses melanurus Bleeker, 1857 [=Anampses melanurus Bleeker [P.] 1857:79] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Anampses melanurus Bleeker 1857. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines north ot Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, east to Society Islands and Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840 [=Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:12, Anampses amboinensis Bleeker [P.] 1857:80, Anampses ikedai Tanaka [S.] 1908:32, Pl. 1 (fig. 2), Anampses lunatus Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Liénard) 1891:459, Anampses meleagris Günther [A.] 1862:135, Anampses nagayoi Tanaka [S.] 1908:34, Pl. 1 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Samoa and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (amboinensis) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ikedai) [Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo v. 23 (art. 7); ref. 6032] Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lunatus) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Zanzibar; Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (meleagris) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Current status: Synonym of Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nagayoi) [Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo v. 23 (art. 7); ref. 6032] Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker, 1877 [=Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker [P.] 1877:3, Anampses fidjensis Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:224 [14]] Notes: [Processen-verbaal van de gewone vergaderingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen; Afdeeling Natuurkunde 1877-1878 (no. 4); ref. 17115] New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker 1877. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Palau and Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (fidjensis) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3888] Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker 1877. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Anampses twistii Bleeker, 1856 [=Anampses twistii Bleeker [P.] 1856:56] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Anampses twistii Bleeker 1856. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Pitcairn, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) Chesterfield Islands (eastern Coral Sea) and Rapa. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Anchichoerops Barnard, 1927 [=Anchichoerops Barnard [K. H.] 1927:746] Notes: [Annals of the South African Museum v. 21 (pt 2); ref. 194] Masc. Choerops natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1909. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Anchichoerops Barnard 1927 -- (Randall 1986:686 [ref. 5706], Gomon 1997:802 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:14 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Anchichoerops Barnard 1927. Labridae.

Species Anchichoerops natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909) [=Chaerops natalensis Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1909:259] Notes: [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 3, no. 5); ref. 1650] KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Anchichoerops natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1909). Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: southern Africa. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Austrolabrus Steindachner, 1884 [=Austrolabrus Steindachner [F.] 1884:1100] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 88 (1. Abth.); ref. 4234] Masc. Labrichthys maculata Macleay 1881. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Austrolabrus Steindachner 1884 -- (Russell 1988:40 [ref. 12549], Gomon et al. 1994:679 [ref. 22532], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Mabuchi et al. 2004:376 [ref. 27946], Allen et al. 2006:1372 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:641 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:244 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Austrolabrus Steindachner 1884. Labridae.

Species Austrolabrus maculatus (Macleay, 1881) [=Labrichthys maculata Macleay [W.] 1881:89] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Austrolabrus maculatus (Macleay 1881). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland and New South Wales and South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Bodianus Bloch, 1790 [=Bodianus Bloch [M. E.] 1790:33, Chaeropsodes Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1909:260, Cheiliopsis Steindachner [F.] 1863:1113, Cossyphus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:102, Diastodon Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:xii, 238, Euhypsocara Gill [T. N.] 1863:222, Gymnopropoma Gill [T. N.] 1863:222, Harpe Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:426, Helops Browne [P.] 1789:445, Lepidaplois Gill [T. N.] 1862:140, Paralepidaplois (subgenus of Bodianus) Gomon [M. F.] 2006:56, Peneverreo (subgenus of Bodianus) Gomon [M. F.] 2006:49, Priobodianus (subgenus of Bodianus) Gomon [M. F.] 2006:22, Pseudolepidaplois Bauchot [M.-L.] & Blanc [M.] 1961:53, Ronchifex Gistel [J.] 1848:VIII, Trochocopus Günther [A.] 1862:100, Verreo Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:619, Verriculus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:191] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] Masc. Bodianus bodianus Bloch 1790. Type by absolute tautonymy. Original not checked. Type as given by Fowler (MS); see also Smith 1971:92 [ref. 14102]. Misspelled Bodian by Latreille 1804:83. •Valid as Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1979 [ref. 5480], Gomon & Randall 1978 [ref. 5481], Lobel 1981 [ref. 5536], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:686 [ref. 5706], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:921 [ref. 13676], Gomon et al. 1994:679 [ref. 22532], Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2001:407 [ref. 25905], Westneat 2001:3383 [ref. 26277], Westneat 2003:1703 [ref. 27105], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730], Gomon 2006:94 [ref. 28730], Allen et al. 2006:1373 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:641 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:20 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:30 [ref. 31299], Bogorodsky et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31559], Gomon et al. 2015:1369 [ref. 34207], Gomon & Walsh 2016:12 [ref. 34844], Motomura et al. 2017:181 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:276 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:12 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Chaeropsodes) [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 3, no. 5); ref. 1650] Masc. Chaeropsodes pictus Gilchrist & Thompson 1909. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Cheiliopsis) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 13; ref. 4206] Fem. Cheiliopsis bivittatus Steindachner 1863. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, subgenus Trochocopus Günther 1862 -- (Gomon & Madden 1981:122 [ref. 5482]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Cossyphus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Masc. Bodianus bodianus Bloch 1790. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 512]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Cossyphus Olivier 1791 in Coleoptera, and by Cossyphus Rafinesque 1815 and Cossyphus Dumont 1823 in Aves. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Randall 1986:686 [ref. 5706], Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Diastodon) [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Masc. Diastodon speciosus Bowdich 1825. Type by monotypy. Also involves fig. 41 opposite p. 234 in conjunction with p. xii. •Valid as Diastodon Bowdich 1825 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:433 [ref. 7204]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Diastodon -- (Gomon 2006:73 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Euhypsocara) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1685] Neut. Cossyphus anthioides of Günther (= Crenilabrus anthioides Bennett 1831). Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Euphysocara by Jordan 1919:325 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Euhypsocara -- (Gomon 2006:70 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae (Gymnopropoma) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1685] Neut. Labrus bilunulatus Lacepède 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lepidaplois Gill 1862 -- (authors). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Harpe) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Masc. Harpe caeruleoaureus Lacepède 1802. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Helops) [The civil and natural history of Jamaica; ref. 669] Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89). Based on Browne 1756:445 [ref. 30188]. •In the synonymy of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Lepidaplois) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Fem. Labrus axillaris Bennett 1832. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (see Gomon & Randall 1978:32 [ref. 5481], Randall 1986:686 [ref. 5706], Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Lepidaplois -- (Gomon 2006:63 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Paralepidaplois) [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Masc. Labrus diana Lacepède 1801. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Paralepidaplois as described. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Peneverreo) [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Masc. Labrus leucosticticus Bennett 1832. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Peneverreo as described. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Priobodianus) [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Masc. Verreo cylindriatus Tanaka 1930. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Priobodianus as described. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Pseudolepidaplois) [Atlantide Report No. 6; ref. 210] Fem. Pseudolepidaplois pfaffi Bauchot & Blanc 1961. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pseudolepidaplois Bauchot & Blanc 1961 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:434 [ref. 7204], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:930 [ref. 13676]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:805 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Pseudolepdaplois -- (Gomon 2006:36 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Ronchifex) [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Masc. Bodianus bodianus Bloch 1790. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Cossyphus Valenciennes 1839, preoccupied by Cossyphus Olivier 1791 in Coleoptera and Rafinesque 1815 and Dumont 1823 in Aves. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Trochocopus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Masc. Trochocopus opercularis Günther 1862. Type by monotypy. Type by subsequent designation of Jordan 1919:318 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Trochocopus-- (Gomon & Madden 1981:122 [ref. 5482], Randall 1999:248 [ref. 24083], Gomon 2006:22 [ref. 28730], Gomon & Walsh 2016:12 [ref. 34844]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Verreo) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1266); ref. 2514] Masc. Cossyphus oxycephalus Bleeker 1862. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon & Randall 1978 [ref. 5481], Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Verreo -- (Gomon 2001:407 [ref. 25905], Gomon 2006:38 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae. (Verriculus) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Masc. Verriculus sanguineus Jordan & Evermann 1903. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, subgenus Trochocopus Günther 1862 -- (Gomon & Madden 1981:122 [ref. 5482]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Gomon 1997:804 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:5 [ref. 28730]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae.

Species Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Cossyphus albotaeniatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:141, Lepidaplois atrorubens Jordan [E. K.] 1925:23, Pl. 1 (fig. 3), Crenilabrus modestus Garrett [A.] 1864:106, Lepidaplois richardsoni Fowler [H. W.] 1908:433, Fig. 7, Lepidoplois strophodes Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:190] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (atrorubens) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 66 (no. 2570); ref. 2544] Honolulu market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (modestus) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3; ref. 18276] Honolulu fish market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (richardsoni) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 59; ref. 1377] Victoria, Australia [possibly in error for Hawaiian Islands]. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (strophodes) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Honolulu market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus albotaeniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1832) [=Crenilabrus anthioides Bennett [E. T.] 1832:167, Cossyphus bicolor Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:453, Cossyphus boutoni Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:452, Cossyphus zosterophorus Bleeker [P.] 1857:75] Notes: [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus anthioides (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Marshall Islands and Henderson Island (Pitcairn Group), north to southern Japan, south to Australia, New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (bicolor) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus anthioides (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (boutoni) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus anthioides (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (zosterophorus) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus anthioides (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Cossyphus atrolumbus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:123, Cossyphus nigromaculatus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:197, Chaeropsodes pictus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1909:260] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to southern Mozambique, Saint Brandon's Shoals and Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine. (nigromaculatus) [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] Outside of harbor at Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pictus) [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 3, no. 5); ref. 1650] Durban market, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832) [=Labrus axillaris Bennett [E. T.] 1832:166, Cossyphus albomaculatus Gudger [E. W.] 1929:517, Lepidaplois albomaculatus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:101, Fig. 1, Cossyphus axillaris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:131, Pl. 371, Cossyphus octomaculatus Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:454] Notes: [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Line Islands, Marquesas Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Marshall Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (albomaculatus G) [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 58 (art. 9); ref. 11187] Current status: Synonym of Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832). Labridae. (albomaculatus S) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 7; ref. 4113] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (axillaris) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (octomaculatus) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus bathycapros Gomon, 2006 [=Bodianus bathycapros Gomon [M. F.] 2006:39, Fig. 22, Pl. 3C] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Tamashiro Market, Nihoa, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Bodianus bathycapros Gomon 2006. Labridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus bennetti Gomon & Walsh, 2016 [=Bodianus bennetti Gomon [M. F.] & Walsh [F.] 2016:13, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 23; ref. 34844] Coral Sea, Flora Reef off Queensland, Australia, 16°46'30"S, 147°46'53"E, depth 97 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus bennetti Gomon & Walsh 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Queensland, Australia and Moorea, French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus bilunulatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:454, 526, Pl. 31 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus bimaculatus Allen, 1973 [=Bodianus bimaculatus Allen [G. R.] 1973:386, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 86 (no. 32); ref. 7552] Vertical dropoff at Bairakaseru Island, Ngemelis Islands, Palau Archipelago, Philippine Sea, depth 42 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus bimaculatus Allen 1973. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes); eastern Indonesia east to Palau and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and northern New Zealand. Habitat: marine. Species Bodianus bourboni (Fourmanoir & Gueze, 1961) [=Lepidaplois bourboni Fourmanoir [P.] & Guézé [P.] 1961:7, Fig. 1] Notes: [Publications de l'Institut de Recherche Scientifique de Madagascar.; ref. 19993] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus bourboni (Fourmanoir & Guézé 1961). Labridae. Distribution: Réunion, Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus busellatus Gomon, 2006 [=Bodianus busellatus Gomon [M. F.] 2006:79, Fig. 49. Pl. 7J, 8 A] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Northeast of Matakumu Point, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 13-16 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus busellatus Gomon 2006. Labridae. Distribution: South Pacific: New Caledonia, Marquesas Islands, Herson and Ducie (Pitcairn Group); possibly more widespread. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus cylindriatus (Tanaka, 1930) [=Verreo cylindriatus Tanaka [S.] 1930:941, Pl. 187 (fig. 513)] Notes: [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 47; ref. 14931] Tokyo fish market, Japan. Current status: Valid as Bodianus cylindriatus (Tanaka 1930). Labridae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Taiwan north to southern Japan; Hawaiian Ridge, Hawaiian Islands; Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus diana (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus diana Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:450, 522, Pl. 32 (fig. 1), Lepidaplois aldabrensis Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:932, Pl. 24 (fig. A), Cossyphus spilotes Guichenot [A.] 1863:C-13] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand Océan équatorial [Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Bodianus diana (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Nicobar Islands, Christmas Islands and Cocos-Keeling Islands and Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine. (aldabrensis) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 96) (art. 107); ref. 12527] Aldabra Island, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus diana (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (spilotes) [Faune ichthyologique 2nd Partie, Annexe C.; ref. 1943] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus diana (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus dictynna Gomon, 2006 [=Bodianus dictynna Gomon [M. F.] 2006:59, Figs. 1c, 5d, 38, Pls. 5J, 6A-B] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Maru, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Bodianus dictynna Gomon 2006. Labridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Vietnam and Western Australia east to Palau and Solomon Islands, north to southern Taiwan and southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia), Grande Terre and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus diplotaenia (Gill, 1862) [=Harpe diplotaenia Gill [T. N.] 1862:140, Harpe pectoralis Gill [T. N.] 1862:141] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico [eastern Pacific]. Current status: Valid as Bodianus diplotaenia (Gill 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California (Mexico) south to Peru, including offshore islands, west to Galápagos Islands. Habitat: marine. (pectoralis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus diplotaenia (Gill 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Bodianus eclancheri (Valencinnes, 1846) [=Cossyphus eclancheri Valenciennes [A.] 1846:no p., Pl. 8 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "la Vénus"; ref. 6165] Galápagos Islands. Current status: Valid as Bodianus eclancheri (Valenciennes 1846). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Peru to Chile, west to Galápagos Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus flavifrons Gomon, 2001 [=Bodianus flavifrons Gomon [M. F.] 2001:411, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 28; ref. 25905] Sud Iles-des-Pins, New Caledonia, 22°58.5'S, 167°16.5'E, depth 320-340 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus flavifrons Gomon 2001. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Chesterfield Islands and Île des Pins (New Caledonia), Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus flavipinnis Gomon, 2001 [=Bodianus flavipinnis Gomon [M. F.] 2001:408, Fig. 1] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 28; ref. 25905] Off Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia (Sydney fish market). Current status: Valid as Bodianus flavipinnis Gomon 2001. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southern Queensland to Tasmania (Australia); New Zealand EEZ. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger, 1879) [=Cossyphus frenchii Klunzinger [C. B.] 1879:259, Trochocopus rufus Macleay [W.] 1878:35, Pl. 5 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 22); ref. 18913] King George Sound, Western Australia, Australia. Current status: Valid as Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger 1879). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland and South South and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (rufus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 2868] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus frenchii (Klunzinger 1879). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus insularis Gomon & Lubbock, 1980 [=Bodianus insularis Gomon [M. F.] & Lubbock [R.] 1980:106, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Northeast Gulf Science v. 3 (no. 2) [for Dec. 1979]; ref. 8717] English Bay, Ascension Island [eastern Atlantic], depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus insularis Gomon & Lubbock 1980. Labridae. Distribution: Central and eastern Atlantic: Saint Paul's Rocks, Ascension Island, Saint Helena Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino, in Masuda et al., 1975 [=Bodianus izuensis Araga [C.] & Yoshino [T.] in Masuda, Araga & Yoshino 1975:296, Pl. 103 (fig. G)] Notes: [Coastal fishes of southern Japan; ref. 2902] Reef off the Izu Oceanic Park, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, depth about 35 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus izuensis Araga & Yoshino 1975. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific, antitropical: Shizuoka Prefecture (Japan); Indonesia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus leucosticticus (Bennett, 1832) [=Labrus leucosticticus Bennett [E. T.] 1832:166] Notes: [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus leucosticticus (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Réunion, Mauritius (western Mascarenes); Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder, 1908) [=Lepidaplois loxozonus Snyder [J. O.] 1908:95, Lepidaplois trotteri Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1923:20] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha market, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder 1908). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Queensland (Australia) east to Marshall Islands, Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago and Austral Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (trotteri) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] Tuamotu Islands. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus loxozonus (Snyder 1908). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus macrognathos (Morris, 1974) [=Lepidaplois macrognathos Morris [R. E.] 1974:632, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Copeia 1974 (no. 3); ref. 7524] Off Kanyika Island, Kenya, 2°27'S, 40°52'E, depth 65 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus macrognathos (Morris 1974). Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Gulf of Oman east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus macrourus (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus macrourus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:438, 493, Pl. 9 (fig. 3), Crenilabrus chabrolii Lesson [R. P.] 1829:(133), Poissons Pl. 38, Crenilabrus croceus Lesson [R. P.] 1828:407, Labrus hirsutus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:429, 473, Pl. 20 (fig. 1), Cossyphus macrurus Günther [A.] 1862:104, Cossyphus maldat Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:114, Labrus rubrolineatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:433, 480, Labrus spilonotus Bennett [E. T.] 1836:207] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals, Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine. (chabrolii) [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Tombeau Bay, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (croceus) [Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle Paris v. 4; ref. 2775] Tombau Bay, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hirsutus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (macrurus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maldat) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubrolineatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Madagascar; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (spilonotus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835 (pt 3); ref. 16792] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus masudai Araga & Yoshino, in Masuda & Yoshino, 1975 [=Bodianus masudai Araga [C.] & Yoshino [T.] in Masuda, Araga & Yoshino 1975:297, Pl. 103 (fig. H)] Notes: [Coastal fishes of southern Japan; ref. 2902] Off the Izu Ocean Park, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, depth about 40 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus masudai Araga & Yoshino 1975. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific, antitropical: Ryukyu Islands to southern Japan; New Caledonia and Norfolk Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Labrus mesothorax Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Renard) 1801:254, Crenilabrus elegans Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:130, Crenilabrus elegans Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Bleeker 1849:13, Scarus mordax Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:64] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indonesia and Phippines east to Palau and Fiji, north to southern Taiwan and southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (elegans KinCV) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. (elegans K [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [3]; ref. 317] Current status: Synonym of Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. (mordax) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus neilli (Day, 1867) [=Cossyphus neilli Day [F.] 1867:560] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 2) (art. 7); ref. 1075] Madras, India. Current status: Valid as Bodianus neilli (Day 1867). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Maldives, eastern India and Sri Lanka east to Nicobar Islands, Myanmar and Thailand. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus neopercularis Gomon, 2006 [=Bodianus neopercularis Gomon [M. F.] 2006:28, Fig. 15, Pl. 2A-B] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Oceanside west reef between islands Ennubuj and Annylabegan, 9°15'N, 167°30'E, Kwajalein Atoll [Ralik Chain], Marshall Islands, western Pacific, depth 50 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus neopercularis Gomon 2006. Labridae. Distribution: Southern Japan to northern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot, 1847) [=Cossyphus opercularis Guichenot [A.] 1847:283, Cheiliopsis bivittatus Steindachner [F.] 1863:1113, Pl. 24 (figs. 1-1c), Trochocopus opercularis Günther [A.] 1862:100] Notes: [Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne (Paris) v. 10; ref. 20279] Madagascar. Current status: Valid as Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot 1847). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea and East Africa to Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes. Habitat: marine. (bivittatus) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 13; ref. 4206] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot 1847). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (opercularis Gunther) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Mauritius? [southwestern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus opercularis (Guichenot 1847). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1862) [=Cossyphus oxycephalus Bleeker [P.] 1862:129 [7]] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 14; ref. 389] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Bodianus oxycephalus (Bleeker 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: northeastern Taiwan to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus paraleucosticticus Gomon, 2006 [=Bodianus paraleucosticticus Gomon [M. F.] 2006:52, Fig. 33, Pl. 4I-J] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Rarotonga. Current status: Valid as Bodianus paraleucosticticus Gomon 2006. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Cook Islands; probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) [=Labrus perditio Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:702, Pl. 20 (fig. 4), Cossyphus aurifer De Vis [C. W.] 1884:146, Cossyphus latro De Vis [C. W.] 1885:878, Trochocopus sanguinolentus De Vis [C. W.] 1883:287] Notes: [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Tongatabu [Tongatapu], Tonga [South Pacific]. Current status: Valid as Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific, antiequatorial: New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, Tonga and Rapa east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Gambier Islands; Taiwan north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine. (aurifer) [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 17384] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (latro) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sanguinolentus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 1088] Hutchinson Shoal, Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus prognathus Lobel, 1981 [=Bodianus prognathus Lobel [P. S.] 1981:45, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 5536] Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific, 3°55'N, 159°23'W, depth 10-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus prognathus Lobel 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Phoenix Islands and Line Islands (Kiribati). Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus pulchellus (Poey, 1860) [=Cossyphus pulchellus Poey [F.] 1860:208, Harpe naevius Eigenmann [C. H.] 1894:630] Notes: [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Valid as Bodianus pulchellus (Poey 1860). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Santos (Brazil); eastern Atlantic: São Tomé. Habitat: marine. (naevius) [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 7 (art. 5); ref. 1214] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus pulchellus (Poey 1860). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus rubrisos Gomon, 2006 [=Bodianus rubrisos Gomon [M. F.] 2006:53, Fig. 34, Pl. 5A-C] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Singaraja fish market, Bali, Indonesia [eastern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Bodianus rubrisos Gomon 2006. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Eilat (Red Sea), Bali (Indonesia), Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Northern Territory (Australia); probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus rufus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:284, Bodianus blochii Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:279, 287, Bodianus bodianus Bloch [M. E.] 1790:33, Pl. 223, Cossyphus bodianus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:103, Bodianus brachyrhynus Miranda Ribeiro [A. De] 1918:787 [3], Harpe caeruleoaureus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:426, 427, Pl. 8 (fig. 2), Sparus falcatus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:20, Pl. 258, Labrus flavus Forster [J. R.] 1771:21, Sparus radiatus Linnaeus [C.] 1766:472, Sparus radiatus Forster [J. R.] 1771:21, Labrus semiruber Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:428, 473, Lutjanus verres Bloch [M. E.] 1791:9, Pl. 255] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] America. Current status: Valid as Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (blochii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bodianus B) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bodianus V) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (brachyrhynus) [Revista do Museu Paulista v. 10; ref. 3724] Estado da Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (caeruleoaureus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (falcatus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (flavus) [A catalogue of the animals of North America; ref. 1352] No locality stated [Carolinas, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (radiatus L) [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (radiatus F) [A catalogue of the animals of North America; ref. 1352] No locality stated [Carolinas, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (semiruber) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (verres) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Apparently Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus sanguineus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) [=Verriculus sanguineus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:191] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Bodianus sanguineus (Jordan & Evermann 1903). Labridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839) [=Labrus scrofa Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:93, Crenilabrus caninus Lowe [R. T.] 1839:84, Pseudolepidaplois pfaffi Bauchot [M.-L.] & Blanc [M.] 1961:54, Fig. 4] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Cape Verde Islands. Current status: Valid as Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine. (caninus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pfaffi) [Atlantide Report No. 6; ref. 210] Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon, 2006 [=Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon [M. F.] 2006:33, Fig. 16, Pl. 2G-H] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] Bali (?), Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon 2006. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia: Bali, Sulawesi and Flores; Fiji, Line Islands (Kiribati); probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus solatus Gomon, 2006 [=Bodianus solatus Gomon [M. F.] 2006:90, Figs. 7c, 55, Pl. 9C-D] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 30; ref. 28730] North of Cape Lambert, 19°43.7'S, 117°16.0'E to 19°43.4'S, 117°14.3'E, Western Australia, Australia [eastern Indian Ocean], depth 64-66 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus solatus Gomon 2006. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Monte Bello Islands to Houtman Abrolhos (Western Australia) and Northern Territory (Australisa). Habitat: marine. Species Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825) [=Diastodon speciosus Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:238, Fig. 41, Labrus iagonensis Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:234, Fig. 47, Cossyphus tredecimspinosus Günther [A.] 1862:107, Labrus yagonensis de Brito Capello [F.] 1871:282 [3]] Notes: [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Santiago, Cape Verde Islands. Current status: Valid as Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich 1825). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola including Cape Verde Islands; Madeira record is erroneous. Habitat: marine. (iagonensis) [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Porta Praya, St. Jago Island, and River Gambia, western Africa. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich 1825). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tredecimspinosus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] No locality [eastern tropical Atlantic]. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich 1825). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (yagonensis) [Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa No. 12 [v. 3]; ref. 17969] Current status: Synonym of Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich 1825). Labridae.

Species Bodianus tanyokidus Gomon & Madden, 1981 [=Bodianus tanyokidus Gomon [M. F.] & Madden [W. D.] 1981:122, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 5482] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus tanyokidus Gomon & Madden 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Comores and Mauritius (Mascarenes); Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto, in Okamura et al., 1982 [=Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto [E.] in Okamura et al. 1982:245, Pl. 170] Notes: [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Western Pacific, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 26°45.7'N, 135°19.4'E to 26°44.0'N, 135°24.0'E, depth 345 meters. Current status: Valid as Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge. Habitat: marine. Species Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler, 1934) [=Lepidaplois trilineatus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:492, Fig. 47, Lepidaplois luteopunctatus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:102, Pl. 1 (fig. A)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler 1934). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and East Africa south to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine. (luteopunctatus) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 7; ref. 4113] Off Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean, depth about 10 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler 1934). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus unimaculatus (Gunther, 1862) [=Cossyphus unimaculatus Günther [A.] 1862:109, 506, Cossyphus bellis Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1887:561] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Australia. Current status: Valid as Bodianus unimaculatus (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern and South Pacific: southern Queensland to Victoria (Australia), Lord Howe Island and New Zealand EEZ east to Easter Island. Habitat: marine. (bellis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 2, 3); ref. 14476] Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus unimaculatus (Günther 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Bodianus vulpinus (Richardson, 1850) [=Cossyphus vulpinus Richardson [J.] 1850:71] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1850 (pt 18) (art. 1) (for 9 Apr. 1850); ref. 3745] Australia. Current status: Valid as Bodianus vulpinus (Richardson 1850). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. GENUS Centrolabrus Gunther, 1861 [=Centrolabrus Günther [A.] 1861:383] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Masc. Labrus exoletus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1890:605 [ref. 2392]. •Valid as Centrolabrus Günther 1861 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:430 [ref. 7204], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:922 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:7 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:97 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Centrolabrus Günther 1861. Labridae.

Species Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus exoletus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:287, Labrus chinensis Linnaeus [C.] 1758:287, Crenilabrus microstoma Thompson [W.] (ex Couch) 1837:55, Labrus pentacanthus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:441, 503] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (chinensis) [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Asia. Current status: Synonym of Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (microstoma) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 5 (1837) (54); ref. 4388] Cornwall, England. Current status: Synonym of Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pentacanthus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Between Norway and Greenland. Current status: Synonym of Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cheilinus Lacepede, 1801 [=Cheilinus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:529, Crassilabrus (subgenus of Zyrichthys) Swainson [W.] 1839:172, 225, Thalliurus (subgenus of Crenilabrus) Swainson [W.] 1839:230, Urichthys (subgenus of Zyrichthys) Swainson [W.] 1839:172, 224] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Masc. Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 512]. Cheilinas and Chilinus are early misspellings. •Valid as Cheilinus Lacepède 1801 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:212 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:688 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:8 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3384 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1376 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:172 [ref. 35285], Bogorodsky et al. 2016:451 [ref. 34697], Motomura et al. 2017:181 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:278 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Cheilinus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Crassilabrus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell 1835. Type by monotypy. Subgenus should have been spelled Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Cheilinus Lacepède 1801 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:8 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Thalliurus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Thalliurus blochii Swainson 1839. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cheilinus Lacepède 1801 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:8 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Urichthys) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Labrus lunulatus Forsskål 1775. Type by subsequent designation. Spelled Uricthys on p. 172. Subgenus should have been spelled Xyrichtys. Type designated by Swain 1882:274 [ref. 5966]. •Synonym of Cheilinus Lacepède 1801 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:8 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus Lacepède 1801. Labridae.

Species Cheilinus abudjubbe Ruppell, 1835 [=Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:18] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] [No locality stated] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) [=Sparus chlorourus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:24, Pl. 260, Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:108, Crenilabrus (Thalliurus) blochii Swainson [W.] 1839:230, Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1851:256, Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker [P.] 1847:161, Cheilinus punctatus Bennett [E. T.] 1832:167, Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:87, Pl. 396] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Japan. Current status: Valid as Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Éparses Islands, Seychelles and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands, north to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), Elizabeth and Middleton reefs, New Caledonia and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (blochii V) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (blochii S) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (decacanthus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (guttatus) [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 314] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (punctatus) [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (punctulatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Seychelles. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) [=Sparus fasciatus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:18, Pl. 257, Sparus bandatus Perry [G.] 1810:unnumbered page, Pl. VIII, Labrus enneacanthus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:433, 480] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Japan. Current status: Valid as Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (bandatus) [Ichthyology. In: Arcana; or The Museum of Natural History v. 1; ref. 12255] Eastern Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (enneacanthus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskal, 1775) [=Labrus lunulatus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:37, xi] Notes: [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [Locality not stated] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea and Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.

Species Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853 [=Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker [P.] 1853:349, Cheilinus calophthalmus Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:90, Pl. 11 (fig. 4), Cheilinus ketlitzii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:105, Cheilinus sanguineus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:106] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5117] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker 1853. Labridae. Distribution: East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (calophthalmus) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker 1853. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ketlitzii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific, ca. 7°22'N, 143°54'E. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker 1853. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sanguineus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker 1853. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cheilinus quinquecinctus Ruppell, 1835 [=Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:19, Pl. 6 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

Species Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepede, 1801 [=Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:529, 537, Pl. 31 (fig. 3), Cheilinus fasciatopunctatus Steindachner [F.] 1863:1114, Pl. 23, Cheilinus festivus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:104, Cheilinus lunifer Nichols [J. T.] 1923:3, Fig. 3, Cheilinus maculosus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:104, Cheilinus nebulosus Richardson [J.] 1846:261, Cheilinus pulchellus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:224 [14], Cheilinus rivulatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:86, Cheilinus sinuosus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:278, Cheilinus tetrazona Bleeker [P.] 1853:293] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Réunion, western Mascarenes; Mauritius, Mascarenes; Madagascar, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Distribution: East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Gambier Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (fasciatopunctatus) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 13; ref. 4206] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (festivus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Oualan, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lunifer) [American Museum Novitates No. 65; ref. 15414] Djibouti, French Somaliland, East Africa. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maculosus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Kosrae, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nebulosus) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Sea of China. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pulchellus) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3888] Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rivulatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] New Ireland Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sinuosus) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Madagascar; Hawaiian Islands; Marianas Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tetrazona) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cheilinus undulatus Ruppell, 1835 [=Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:20, Pl. 6 (fig. 2), Chilinus godeffroyi Günther [A.] 1872:666, Pl. 66, Cheilinus mertensii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:102, Cheilinus rostratus Cartier [O.] 1874:103] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Aldabra, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia; waifs at Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (godeffroyi) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Tonga Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mertensii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rostratus) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cebu, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cheilio Lacepede, 1802 [=Cheilio Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:432, Eupemis (subgenus of Julis/Gomphosis) Swainson [W.] 1839:173, 232, Micropodus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:86] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Masc. Cheilio auratus Lacepède 1802. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 512]. Spelled Chilio in early literature. •Valid as Cheilio Lacepède 1802 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:204 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:690 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3387 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1377 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:365 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:280 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Cheilio Lacepède 1802. Labridae. (Eupemis) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Labrus fusiformis Rüppell 1835. Type by monotypy. As a subgenus of Julis on p. 173, as subgenus of Gomphosis on p. 232. Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. •Synonym of Cheilio Lacepède 1802 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilio Lacepède 1802. Labridae. (Micropodus) [Analyse de la nature; ref. 3584] Masc. Cheilio auratus Lacepède 1802. Type by being a replacement name. As "Micropodus R. [Rafinesque] Cheilio Lac. [Lacepède]." Available replacement name (unneeded) for and objective synonym of Cheilio Lacepède 1802. •Synonym of Cheilio Lacepède 1802 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilio Lacepède 1802. Labridae.

Species Cheilio inermis (Forsskal, 1775) [=Labrus inermis Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:34, xi, Cheilio auratus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:432, 433, Cheilio bicolor Bianconi [G. G.] 1857:100, Cheilio cyanochloris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:346, Pl. 382, Cheilio forskalii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:349, Cheilio fuscus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:432, 433, Labrus fusiformis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:7, Pl. 1 (fig. 4), Labrus hassek Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:444, 513, Cheilio hemichrysos Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:351, Cheilio microstoma Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:353, Cheilio ramosus Jenyns [L.] 1842:102, Cheilio udanad Montrouzier [X.] 1857:470 [192], Cheilio viridis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:352] Notes: [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [Mochhæ] Al-Mukhā, Yemen, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (auratus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bicolor) [Rendiconto delle Sessioni dell'Accademia delle Scienze dell'Instituto dei Bologna 1856-1857; ref. 17950] Mozambique. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanochloris) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (forskalii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea; Al-Mukhā, Yemen, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fusiformis) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hassek) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Al-Mukhā, Yemen, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hemichrysos) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (microstoma) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] No definite locality; likely India. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ramosus) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Believed to be from Japan. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (udanad) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (viridis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cheilio inermis (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Choerodon Bleeker, 1847 [=Choerodon Bleeker [P.] 1847:10, Aspiurochilus (subgenus of Lepidaplois) Fowler [H. W.] 1956:176, Choerodonoides Kamohara [T.] 1958:2, Choerops Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:20, Cossyphodes Bleeker [P.] 1860:37, Hypsigenys Günther [A.] 1861:383, Lienardella (subgenus of Lepidaplois) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:202, Lutjanilabrus (subgenus of Choerodon) Gomon [M. F.] 2017:56, Macrochoerodon Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:200, Peaolopesia Smith [J. L. B.] 1949:370, Torresia Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:36, Xiphocheilus Bleeker [P.] 1856:223] Notes: [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [3]; ref. 317] Masc. Labrus macrodontus Lacepède 1801. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as name only and spelled Choirodon in Bleeker 1845:513 [ref. 312]. Choirodon is a misspelling. Dates to preprint in Dec. 1847, jounal in 1849. •Valid as Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:690 [ref. 5706], Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3383 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1377 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:50 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:32 [ref. 31299], Miyamoto et al. 2015:82 [ref. 33938], Motomura et al. 2017:182 [ref. 35490], Gomon 2017:2 [ref. 35547] in subgenus Choerodon 10, in subgenus Aspiurochilus 40, in subgenus Lienardella 55, in subgenus Lutjanilabrus 58, in subgenus Xiphocheilus 61, in subgenus Peaolopesia 64, Fricke et al. 2018:280 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Aspiurochilus) [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 9 (no. 3 & 4); ref. 1469] Masc. Crenilabrus stejnegeri Ishikawa 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847, but a valid subgenus Aspiurochilus Fowler 1956 -- (Gomon 2017:40 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Choerodonoides) [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 2555] Masc. Choerodonoides japonicus Kamohara 1958. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Choerops) [Fische und deren Skelette; ref. 3846] Masc. Choerops meleagris Rüppell 1852. Type by monotypy. Sometimes spelled Chaerops. •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:10 [ref. 35547] in subgenus Choerodon). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Cossyphodes) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 2); ref. 375] Masc. Labrus macrodontus Lacepède 1801. Type by monotypy. •Objective synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:10 [ref. 35547] in subgenus Choerodon). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Hypsigenys) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Fem. Labrus macrodontus Lacepède 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Three included species, none designated type; first subsequent designation of type not researched. If type is as above, then name is an objective synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1849 and of Cossyphodes Bleeker 1860. •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:10 [ref. 35547] in subgenus Choerodon). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Lienardella) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Fem. Lepidaplois mirabilis Snyder 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lienardella Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Randall et al. 1990:307 [ref. 15987], Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847, but a valid subgenus Lienardella (Fowler & Bean 1928) -- (Gomon 2017:56 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Lutjanilabrus) [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Masc. Choerodon vitta Ogilby 1910. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847, but a valid subgenus Lutjanilabrus Goman 2017. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Macrochoerodon) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Masc. Crenilabrus oligacanthus Bleeker 1851. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847, but a valid subgenus Macrochoerodon Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Gomon 2017:10 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Peaolopesia) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 2 (no. 17) (art. 30); ref. 4079] Fem. Xiphochilus gymnogenys Günther 1867. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Xiphocheilus. •Valid as Peaolopesia Smith 1949 -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083] as Pealopesia, Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943]). •Possible subgenus of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Allen & Randall 2002:113 [ref. 26187]). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847, but a valid subgenus Peaolopesia Smith 1949 -- (Gomon 2017:64 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Torresia) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Fem. Torresia australis Sauvage 1875 (= Torresia australis (Castelnau 1875)). Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Gomon 1997:809 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:10 [ref. 35547] in subgenus Choerodon). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae. (Xiphocheilus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 354] Masc. Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker 1856. Type by monotypy (also by use of typus). Spelled Xiphochilus in main heading, Xiphocheilos in 2 other places; first reviser not researched. •Valid as Xiphocheilus Bleeker 1856 -- (Gomon 1997:825 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3383 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1417 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:66 [ref. 35285], Kottelat 2013:379 [ref. 32989], Mishra & Saren 2016:93 [ref. 34779], Motomura et al. 2017:185 [ref. 35490]). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847, but a valid subgenus Xiphocheilus Bleeker 1856 -- (Gomon 2017:61 [ref. 35547], Parenti & Randall 2018:23 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae.

Species Choerodon anchorago (Bloch, 1791) [=Sparus anchorago Bloch [M. E.] 1791:108, Pl. 276, Labrus chlorodus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:80, Cossyphus macrodon Bleeker [P.] 1849:10, Labrus macrodontus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:451, 522, Choerops maeander Cartier [O.] 1874:102, Choerops meleagris Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:20, Choerodon weberi Ogilby [J. D.] 1911:52] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] "Received from the Holland auction" [Mediterranean in error]. Current status: Valid as Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Yap (Caroline Islands), Palau and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (chlorodus) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (macrodon) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [3]; ref. 317] Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (macrodontus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Unknown. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (meander) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cebu, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (meleagris) [Fische und deren Skelette; ref. 3846] Java Sea. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (weberi) [Annals of the Queensland Museum No. 10; ref. 3290] Dobo, Aru Islands. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon aurulentus Gomon, 2017 [=Choerodon aurulentus Gomon [M. F.] 2017:69, Fig. 34] Notes: [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Western South Pacific, New Zealand, Norfolk Ridge, 29°28.8'S, 168°10.6'E, depth 90 meters. Current status: Valid as Choerodon aurulentus Gomon 2017. Labridae. Distribution: Norfolk Ridge, north-eastern Tasman Sea, South Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) [=Choerops azurio Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:747, Labrus japonicus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:99, Crenilabrus leucozona Bleeker [P.] 1858:238, Choerodon quadrifasciatus Yu [M.-J.] 1968:11, Fig. 5, Crenilabrus stejnegeri Ishikawa [C.] 1904:13, Pl. 6 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1235); ref. 2504] Current status: Valid as Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Korea and Taiwan, Vietnam, South China Sea and Philippines. Habitat: marine. (japonicus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae. Distribution: Taiwan and Japan. Habitat: marine. (leucozona) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (quadrifasciatus) [Biological Bulletin Department of Biology College of Science Tunghai University Ichthyol. Ser. No. 4; ref. 19775] Tongkong, Taiwan. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (stejnegeri) [Proceedings of the Department of Natural History, Tokyo Imperial Museum v. 1; ref. 9847] Miyakojima, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon cauteroma Gomon & Allen, 1987 [=Choerodon cauteroma Gomon [M. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 1987:25] Notes: [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17668] Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon cauteroma Gomon & Allen 1987. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia and Arafura Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875) [=Chaerops cephalotes Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:39, Choerops hodgkinsonii Saville-Kent [W.] 1893:296, 370, Color Pl. 15 (fig. 2), Choerops macleayi Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1887:241, Choerops perpulcher De Vis [C. W.] 1885:877] Notes: [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875). Labridae. Distribution: Northern Australia. Habitat: marine. (hodgkinsonii) [The Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its products and potentialites; ref. 13269] Port Denison, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (macleayi) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 2, 3); ref. 14476] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (perpulcher) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson, 1843) [=Labrus cyanodus Richardson [J.] 1843:355, Choerops albigena De Vis [C. W.] 1885:876, Labrus arilca Richardson [J.] 1848:131, Pl. 55 (figs. 5-7), Chaerops crassus Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:39, Choerops olivaceus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:876, Choerodon paynei Whitley [G. P.] 1945:29, Fig. 14, Choerops unimaculatus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:877] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Distribution: Northern Australia. Habitat: marine. (albigena) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (arilca) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Bramble Island, Endeavour Straits, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. (crassus) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (olivaceus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell and Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (paynei) [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Off Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (unimaculatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon cypselurus Gomon, 2017 [=Choerodon cypselurus Gomon [M. F.] 2017:44, Figs. 20] Notes: [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Saya de Malha Bank, 10°35'S, 61°35'E. Current status: Valid as Choerodon cypselurus Gomon 2017. Labridae. Distribution: Saya de Malha Bank, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon fasciatus (Gunther, 1867) [=Xiphochilus fasciatus Günther [A.] 1867:101, Pl. 10, Choerodon balerensis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1950:149, Lepidaplois mirabilis Snyder [J. O.] 1908:96] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 1) (art. 2) (for 24 Jan. 1867); ref. 1986] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia; also Taiwan, Japan and Philippines. Habitat: marine. (balerensis) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 78 (no. 2) (for June 1949); ref. 11040] Baler, Quezon (Tayabas) Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mirabilis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon frenatus Ogilby, 1910 [=Choerodon frenatus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:99] Notes: [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] 19 miles N, 30°W from Double Island Point, Queensland, Australia, depth 33 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Choerodon frenatus Ogilby 1910. Labridae. Distribution: Northeastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon gomoni Allen & Randall, 2002 [=Choerodon gomoni Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2002:110, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 26187] Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea, about 20°45'00"S, 158°35'04"E, depth 82 meters. Current status: Valid as Choerodon gomoni Allen & Randall 2002. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Eastern Australia, Coral Sea, New Caledonia and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon graphicus (De Vis, 1885) [=Choerops graphicus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:878, Choerodon transversalis Whitley [G. P.] 1956:258, Fig. 7] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland coast, Australia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon graphicus (De Vis 1885). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Eastern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (transversalis) [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 4725] Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon graphicus (De Vis 1885). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon gymnogenys (Gunther, in Playfair & Gunther, 1867) [=Xiphochilus gymnogenys Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:85, Pl. 12 (fig. 4)] Notes: [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther 1867). Labridae. Distribution: East Africa to Madagascar; Taiwan to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara, 1958) [=Choerodonoides japonicus Kamohara [T.] 1958:2, Pl. 1 (fig. 1), Choerodon albofasciatus Gomon [M. F.] 2017:64, Fig. 33] Notes: [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 2555] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara 1958). Labridae. Distribution: Japan to Shark Bay, Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (albofasciatus) [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara 1958). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon jordani (Snyder, 1908) [=Choerops jordani Snyder [J. O.] 1908:98] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha market, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Choerodon jordani (Snyder 1908). Labridae. Distribution: Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, southern China, northern Australia, New Caledonia to Fiji. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler & Bean, 1928 [=Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:197] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Jolo market, Jolo, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler & Bean 1928. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon monostigma Ogilby, 1910 [=Choerodon monostigma Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:102] Notes: [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] Off Pine Peak and Cape Gloucester, southern Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon monostigma Ogilby 1910. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia) and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1851) [=Crenilabrus oligacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1851:489, Choerops palawanensis Seale [A.] 1910:523] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Rio [Rhio or Riouw], Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (palawanensis) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon robustus (Gunther, 1862) [=Xiphochilus robustus Günther [A.] 1862:98, Choerops dodecacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1868:275, Cossyphus maxillosus Guichenot [A.] 1863:C-23] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes; Indonesia; Taiwan to southern Japan. Habitat: marine. (dodecacanthus) [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 3; ref. 17051] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maxillosus) [Faune ichthyologique 2nd Partie, Annexe C.; ref. 1943] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon rubescens (Gunther, 1862) [=Choerops rubescens Günther [A.] 1862:97] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon rubescens (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes, 1839) [=Cossyphus schoenleinii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:143, Torresia australis Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:36, Cossyphus cyanostolus Richardson [J.] 1846:256, Torresia lineata De Vis [C. W.] 1885:881, Chaerops notatus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:344, Pl. 16 (fig. 1), Choerops nyctemblema Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1902:353, Fig. 21, Cossyphus ommopterus Richardson [J.] 1846:257, Choerodon rubidus Scott [T. D.] 1959:89, Fig. 7, Choerops unimaculatus Cartier [O.] 1874:102] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malay Peninsula and China to Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine. (australis) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reports and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanostolus) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China Seas. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lineata) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (notatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Cape Grenville, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nyctemblema) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1289); ref. 2447] Taiwan [Formosa]. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ommopterus) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubidus) [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 82; ref. 12026] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (unimaculatus) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cavite, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon skaiopygmaeus Gomon, 2017 [=Choerodon skaiopygmaeus Gomon [M. F.] 2017:83, Fig. 40] Notes: [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Indian Ocean, Somali coast, 11°18'S, 51°08'E, depth 25-29 meters. Current status: Valid as Choerodon skaiopygmaeus Gomon 2017. Labridae. Distribution: Somali coast, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon sugillatum Gomon, 1987 [=Choerodon sugillatum Gomon [M. F.] 1987:19] Notes: [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17667] Cape Bedford, Queensland, Australia, 15°13.59'-15°00'S, 145°23.36'-27.87'E, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Choerodon sugillatum Gomon 1987. Labridae. Distribution: Northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon typus (Bleeker, 1856) [=Xiphochilus typus Bleeker [P.] 1856:224, Xiphochilus quadrimaculatus Günther [A.] 1880:45, Pl. 20 (fig. C)] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 354] Nias Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon typus (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India east to Australia, north to Philippines and Taiwan. China to northeastern Australia [ref. 35547]. Habitat: marine. (quadrimaculatus) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Arafura Sea. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon typus (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Choerodon venustus (De Vis, 1884) [=Choerops venustus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:147, Choerodon ambiguus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:100] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 17384] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon venustus (De Vis 1884). Labridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine. (ambiguus) [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] Off Double Island Point, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon venustus (De Vis 1884). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon vitta Ogilby, 1910 [=Choerodon vitta Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:13] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Dobo, Tanahbesar, Aru Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon vitta Ogilby 1910. Labridae. Distribution: Aru Islands (Indonesia) and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean, 1907) [=Choerops zamboangae Seale [A.] & Bean [B. A.] 1907:236, Fig. 6, Choerodon melanostigma Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:199, Pl. 16, Choerodon pescadoresis Yu [M.-J.] 1968:10, Fig. 4] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (no. 1568); ref. 4002] Zamboanga, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia. Habitat: marine. (melanostigma) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Jolo market, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pescadoresis) [Biological Bulletin Department of Biology College of Science Tunghai University Ichthyol. Ser. No. 4; ref. 19775] Pescadores Island, Taiwan. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1868) [=Choerops zosterophorus Bleeker [P.] 1868:273, Pl. 12 (top fig.), Choerops brenchleyi Günther [A.] 1872:424] Notes: [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 3; ref. 17051] Great Kai Island, Kai Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker 1868). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Brunei to Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine. (benchleyi) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60); ref. 18195] Misool [Misol] Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia; Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker 1868). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 [=Cirrhilabrus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:167, Cheilinoides Bleeker [P.] 1851:71, Cirrhilabrichthys Klausewitz [W.] 1976:12, Neocirrhilabrus Cheng [C.-T.] & Wang [C.-X.] 1979:73] Notes: [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Masc. Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker 1853. Type by subsequent monotypy. Original description without species; one species added by Bleeker 1853:17 [ref. 340]. •Valid as Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Randall & Shen 1978 [ref. 7027], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:691 [ref. 5706], Randall 1988:202 [ref. 14253], Randall & Pyle 1989 [ref. 12854], Randall & Kuiter 1989 [ref. 13502], Randall & Masuda 1991 [ref. 19719], Randall 1992 [ref. 20249], Randall 1995 [ref. 21854], Allen 1995:14 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:101 [ref. 22684], Randall 1999:3 [ref. 24041], Kuiter & Allen 1999:120 [ref. 24141], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3382 [ref. 26277], Allen 2006:1 [ref. 28623], Allen & Erdmann 2006:125 [ref. 28874], Allen et al. 2006:1382 [ref. 29095], Allen et al. 2008:130 [ref. 29752], Randall & Tanaka 2009:29 [ref. 30040], Motomura et al. 2010:163 [ref. 31256], Kuiter 2010:119 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:32 [ref. 31299], Walsh & Tanaka 2012:2 [ref. 31758], Walsh 2014:123 [ref. 33450], Allen et al. 2015:1 [ref. 33787], Fricke et al. 2015:9 [ref. 33930], Tea et al. 2016:18 [ref. 34470], Allen & Hammer 2016:43 [ref. 34681], Victor 2016:21 [ref. 34858], Walsh et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35292], Tea & Gill 2017:77 [ref. 35654], Fricke et al. 2018:280 [ref. 35805], Tea et al. 2018:577 [ref. 35947], Allen & Hammer 2017:55 [ref. 35954], Parenti & Randall 2018:15 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Labridae. (Cheilinoides) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 328] Masc. Cheilinoides cyanopleura Bleeker 1851. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Randall 1988:202 [ref. 14253], Randall 1995:20 [ref. 21854], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Labridae. (Cirrhilabrichthys) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 57 (nos 1/3); ref. 2615] Masc. Cirrhilabrichthys filamentosus Klausewitz 1976. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Randall 1988:202 [ref. 14253], Randall 1995:20 [ref. 21854], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Labridae. (Neocirrhilabrus) [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 827] Masc. Neocirrhilabrus oxyurus Cheng & Wang 1979. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Authors placed in Labroidei of uncertain family. •Synonym of Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Labridae.

Species Cirrhilabrus adornatus Randall & Kunzmann, 1998 [=Cirrhilabrus adornatus Randall [J. E.] & Kunzmann [A.] 1998:41, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (nos 1-2); ref. 23412] Off Padang, Pulau Ular, Sumatra, Indonesia, 1°7.2'S, 100°21.35'E, depth 12-14 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus adornatus Randall & Kunzmann 1998. Labridae. Distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus africanus Victor, 2016 [=Cirrhilabrus africanus Victor [B. C.] 2016:35, Figs. 14-20] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 23; ref. 34858] Kenya (aquarium trade). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus africanus Victor 2016. Labridae. Distribution: South Africa, Kenya to Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis Allen & Kuiter, 1999 [=Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis Allen [G. R.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1999:134, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 24289] Southeastern side of Batudaka Island, Togean Islands, Tomini Bay, Indonesia, 0°31'49"S, 121°51'62"E, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis Allen & Kuiter 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Togean Idlands (Indonesia) and adjacent western Sumatra. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus balteatus Randall, 1988 [=Cirrhilabrus balteatus Randall [J. E.] 1988:210, Pls. 1 (figs. c-d), 3 (figs. D-f)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 21; ref. 14253] Northern end of Enewetak Island, Eniwetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, depth 25 feet. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus balteatus Randall 1988. Labridae. Distribution: Marshall Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus Randall & Nagareda, 2002 [=Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus Randall [J. E.] & Nagareda [B. H.] 2002:124] Notes: [Cybium v. 26 (no. 2); ref. 26619] Holmes Reef, Coral Sea, 16°24.76'S, 148°0.50'E, depth 6-8 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus Randall & Nagareda 2002. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Coral Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus beauperryi Allen et al., 2008 [=Cirrhilabrus beauperryi Allen [G. R.], Drew [J.] & Barber [P.] 2008:132, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 3); ref. 29752] Kwato Island, 10°37.024'S, 150°38.029'E, Milney Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 6-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus beauperryi Allen, Drew & Barber 2008. Labridae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea; observed at the Solomon Islands and other areas in Papua New Guinea, including Bismark Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus blatteus Springer & Randall, 1974 [=Cirrhilabrus blatteus Springer [V. G.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:48, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 18] Off Steinitz Marine Biological Laboratory, Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 42.7 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus blatteus Springer & Randall 1974. Labridae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus brunneus Allen, 2006 [=Cirrhilabrus brunneus Allen [G. R.] 2006:2, Fig. 1] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 28623] Kanjungan Besae Island, 01°06.934'N, 118°50.127"E, northeastern Kalimantan, Indonesia, depth 40 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus brunneus Allen 2006. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih Allen & Erdmann, 2006 [=Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2006:126, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 28874] Palau Kubur, 2°59.867'S, 135°03.337'E, Cenderawasih Bay, Irian Jaya, Barat Province, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih Allen & Erdmann 2006. Labridae. Distribution: West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: marine. Species Cirrhilabrus claire Randall & Pyle, 2001 [=Cirrhilabrus claire Randall [J. E.] & Pyle [R. L.] 2001:90, Fig. 1] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 25300] Northwestern side off the Edgewater Resort, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, depth 92 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus claire Randall & Pyle 2001. Labridae. Distribution: Cook Islands and Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus condei Allen & Randall, 1996 [=Cirrhilabrus condei Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1996:102, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (nos 3-4); ref. 22684] South side of Rausch Pass, Madang, Papua New Guinea, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus condei Allen & Randall 1996. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Papua Province, Solomon Islands, and Great Barier Reef (Australia). Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis Tea et al., 2018 [=Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis Tea [Y.-K.], Frable [B. W.] & Gill [A. C.] 2018:578, Figs. 1-6, 9A, 10A] Notes: [Zootaxa 4418 (no. 6); ref. 35947] Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, Banguingui Island, 6°0'N, 121°52'E, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis Tea, Frable & Gill 2018. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Philippines and Sulawesi, Indonesia; possibly to Sabah, Malaysia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1851) [=Cheilinoides cyanopleura Bleeker [P.] 1851:72, Pl. 1, Cirrhilabrus heterodon Bleeker [P.] 1871:326, Fig. 1] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 328] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Bali, Indonesia and southern Japan. Habitat: marine. (heterodon) [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 6; ref. 17070] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus earlei Randall & Pyle, 2001 [=Cirrhilabrus earlei Randall [J. E.] & Pyle [R. L.] 2001:93, Fig. 2] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 25300] Blue Hole, 7°08'06"N, 134°13'54"E, Ngemelis Island, Palau, depth 80-89 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus earlei Randall & Pyle 2001. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: western Caroline Islands (Palau) Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus efatensis Walsh et al., 2017 [=Cirrhilabrus efatensis Walsh [F.], Tea [Y.-K.] & Tanaka [H.] 2017:70, Figs. 1-4, 7A, 9A] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 26; ref. 35292] Vanuatu, Éfaté Island, depth 30-50 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus efatensis Walsh, Tea & Tanaka 2017. Labridae. Distribution: Éfaté Island and Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Smith, 1857 [=Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:109, Fig. 4; Pl. 2 (fig. E)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 7; ref. 4113] Pinda, Mozambique, 14°10'S, 40°41'E, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Smith 1957. Labridae. Distribution: East Africa and Madagascar east to Line and Tuamotu islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine. Species Cirrhilabrus filamentosus (Klausewitz, 1976) [=Cirrhilabrichthys filamentosus Klausewitz [W.] 1976:12, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 57 (nos 1/3); ref. 2615] Java Sea (imported from Indonesia). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus filamentosus (Klausewitz 1976). Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall & Carpenter, 1980 [=Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall [J. E.] & Carpenter [K. E.] 1980:21, Figs. 1B, 7-8] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 8672] Northwest of Manado, western side of Manterawoe [Monthage] Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall & Carpenter 1980. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus greeni Allen & Hammer, 2017 [=Cirrhilabrus greeni Allen [G. R.] & Hammer [M. P.] 2017:57, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 29; ref. 35954] Eastern Timor Sea, Northern Territory, Australia, ca. 10°70'S, 129°31'E, depth about 18-40 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus greeni Allen & Hammer 2017. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Timor Sea, Northern Territory, Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus humanni Allen & Erdmann, 2012 [=Cirrhilabrus humanni Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2012:1138, Figs 1-4] Notes: [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] Pura Island, 8°16.944'S, 124°19.543'E, Alor Strait. Indonesia, depth 12-13 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus humanni Allen & Erdmann 2012. Labridae. Distribution: Alor Strait, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus Allen & Hammer, 2016 [=Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus Allen [G. R.] & Hammer [M. P.] 2016:43, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 22; ref. 34681] Eastern Timor Sea, Northern Territory, Australia, ca. 10°42.0'S, 129°18.6'E, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus Allen & Hammer 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Timor Sea, Northern Territory, Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus isosceles Tea et al., 2016 [=Cirrhilabrus isosceles Tea [Y.-K.], Senou [H.] & Greene [B. D.] 2016:21, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 21; ref. 34470] Funauki Bay, Iriomote-jima, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 35 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus isosceles Tea, Senou & Greene 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Izu-Oshima, Japan, south to the Ryukyu Archipelago (Yaeyama Islands and Okinawa), Taiwan, and the Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus joanallenae Allen, 2000 [=Cirrhilabrus joanallenae Allen [G. R.] 2000:47, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 25747] Rubiah Islet, 5°52.83S, 95°15.43'E, Weh Island, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, depth 15-17 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus joanallenae Allen 2000. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands to Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus johnsoni Randall, 1988 [=Cirrhilabrus johnsoni Randall [J. E.] 1988:217, Pl. 2 (fig. c)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 21; ref. 14253] Bigej-Mack reef in lagoon, 8°58'N, 167°44'E, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus johnsoni Randall 1988. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands and Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus jordani Snyder, 1904 [=Cirrhilabrus jordani Snyder [J. O.] 1904:529, Pl. 10 (fig. 18)] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Between Maui Island and Lanai Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 28-43 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus jordani Snyder 1904. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus katherinae Randall, 1992 [=Cirrhilabrus katherinae Randall [J. E.] 1992:108, Pl. 3 B,C] Notes: [Micronesica v. 25 (no. 1); ref. 20249] Igaya Bay, Miyake-jima, Izu Islands, Japan, depth 23 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus katherinae Randall 1992. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus katoi Senou & Hirata, 2000 [=Cirrhilabrus katoi Senou [H.] & Hirata [T.] 2000:89, Fig. 1] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 47 (no. 1); ref. 24484] Hachijo-jima Island, Izu Islands, Japan, depth 40 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus katoi Senou & Hirata 2000. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus laboutei Randall & Lubbock, 1982 [=Cirrhilabrus laboutei Randall [J. E.] & Lubbock [R.] 1982:2, Pl. 1 (figs. A-B)] Notes: [Occasional Papers of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum v. 25 (no. 2); ref. 8283] Southeastern side of Bulari Pass, south of Nouméa, New Caledonia, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus laboutei Randall & Lubbock 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Great Barrier Reef (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus Randall & Masuda, 1991 [=Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus Randall [J. E.] & Masuda [H.] 1991:57, Figs. 6-8] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 19719] Western side of Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 42 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus Randall & Masuda 1991. Labridae. Distribution: Southern Japan, South China Sea and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus lineatus Randall & Lubbock, 1982 [=Cirrhilabrus lineatus Randall [J. E.] & Lubbock [R.] 1982:6, Pl. 1 (fig. C)] Notes: [Occasional Papers of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum v. 25 (no. 2); ref. 8283] Outside barrier reef west of Mato Pass, off southern end of New Caledonia, depth 30-40 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus lineatus Randall & Lubbock 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus lubbocki Randall & Carpenter, 1980 [=Cirrhilabrus lubbocki Randall [J. E.] & Carpenter [K. E.] 1980:18, Figs. 1A, 2-6] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 8672] Off marine station of University of San Carlos, eastern side of Mactan Island, Cebu Province, Philippines, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus lubbocki Randall & Carpenter 1980. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia to Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus lunatus Randall & Masuda, 1991 [=Cirrhilabrus lunatus Randall [J. E.] & Masuda [H.] 1991:54, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 19719] West side of Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 32 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus lunatus Randall & Masuda 1991. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus Randall, 1988 [=Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus Randall [J. E.] 1988:203, Pls. 1 (figs. a-b), 3 (figs. A-c)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 21; ref. 14253] Deep channel, southern side of Bogen [Rex] Island, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific, depth 50 feet. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus Randall 1988. Labridae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia), Marshall Islands, Johnston Atoll. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus marinda Allen et al., 2015 [=Cirrhilabrus marinda Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Dailami [M.] 2015:4, Figs. 1-4, 7b, 8a] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 15; ref. 33787] Ayau Atoll, 0°20.792’N, 131°01.495’E, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, rubble bottom on outer reef, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus marinda Allen, Erdmann & Dailami 2015. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus marjorie Allen et al., 2003 [=Cirrhilabrus marjorie Allen [G. R.], Randall [J. E.] & Carlson [B. A.] 2003:114, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 7 (no. 3); ref. 27245] Wakaya Island, outer reef, 17°34.979'S, 178°58.870'E, Lomaiviti Group, Fiji, depth 30-36 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus marjorie Allen, Randall & Carlson 2003. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Fiji. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus Randall & Shen, 1978 [=Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus Randall [J. E.] & Shen [S.-C.] 1978:18, Pl. 2B, Neocirrhilabrus oxyurus Cheng [C.-T.] & Wang [C.-X.] 1979:73 [English p. 75], Fig.] Notes: [Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica (Taipei) v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 7027] Southern end at Mao Pi Tou, Taiwan, depth 6-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus Randall & Shen 1978. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and South China Sea. Habitat: marine. (oxyurus) [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 827] Dongdao, Xisha Islands, off coast of Guangdong Province, southern China. Current status: Synonym of Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus Randall & Shen 1978. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus morrisoni Allen, 1999 [=Cirrhilabrus morrisoni Allen [G. R.] 1999:120, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 25 (nos 3-4) (for 1998); ref. 23871] Outer edge of Hibernia Reef, western Timor Sea off northwestern Australia, 11°58.12'S, 123°20.42'E, depth 26-32 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus morrisoni Allen 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Australia: Timor Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus nahackyi Walsh & Tanaka, 2012 [=Cirrhilabrus nahackyi Walsh [F.] & Tanaka [H.] 2012:3, Figs. 2-5] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 1); ref. 31758] Bega Lagoon, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, depth 35 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus nahackyi Walsh & Tanaka 2012. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Fiji Islands and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus naokoae Randall & Tanaka, 2009 [=Cirrhilabrus naokoae Randall [J. E.] & Tanaka [H.] 2009:30, Figs. 1-3, 7] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v.15 (no. 1); ref. 30040] Probable locality: Vicinity of Medan (3°35'N, 98°39'E), Sumatra, depth 10-20 meters [from aquarium trade]. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus naokoae Randall & Tanaka 2009. Labridae. Distribution: Sumatra. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus piscilineatus Cornic, 1987 [=Cirrhilabrus piscilineatus Cornic [A.] 1987:141] Notes: [Poissons de l'Ile Maurice; ref. 22052] West side, Gunner's Coin, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 35 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus piscilineatus (Cornic 1987). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus punctatus Randall & Kuiter, 1989 [=Cirrhilabrus punctatus Randall [J. E.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1989:44, Figs. 1-7] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 13502] Patch reef, lagoon, One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, depth 2 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus punctatus Randall & Kuiter 1989. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Australia, Lord Howe Island, Fiji to Tonga. Habitat: marine. Species Cirrhilabrus pylei Allen & Randall, 1996 [=Cirrhilabrus pylei Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1996:105, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (nos 3-4); ref. 22684] "China Reef", 10°31'42"S, 150°45'48"E, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 76 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus pylei Allen & Randall 1996. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia and Melanesian Archipelago (including Papua New Guinea) to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus randalli Allen, 1995 [=Cirrhilabrus randalli Allen [G. R.] 1995:14, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (no. 1-2); ref. 21855] Central lagoon at Mermaid Reef, Rowley Shoals, Western Australia, about 17°06'S, 119°37'E, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus randalli Allen 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis Randall, 1988 [=Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis Randall [J. E.] 1988:215, Pls. 2 (figs a-b), 3 (fig. g)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 21; ref. 14253] Outside reef at southern end of atoll 50 meters southeast of small boat passage, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific, depth 40 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis Randall 1988. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus roseafascia Randall & Lubbock, 1982 [=Cirrhilabrus roseafascia Randall [J. E.] & Lubbock [R.] 1982:9, Pl. 1 (fig. D)] Notes: [Occasional Papers of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum v. 25 (no. 2); ref. 8283] Bulari Pass, south of Nouméa, New Caledonia, depth 100 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus roseafascia Randall & Lubbock 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Philippines to Fiji and Samoa. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus rubeus Victor, 2016 [=Cirrhilabrus rubeus Victor [B. C.] 2016:29, Figs. 8-11] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 23; ref. 34858] Sri Lanka (aquarium trade). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubeus Victor 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Sri Lanka and Maldives. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus Randall, 1992 [=Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus Randall [J. E.] 1992:114, Pl. 2 A-C] Notes: [Micronesica v. 25 (no. 1); ref. 20249] Western side of Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus Randall 1992. Labridae. Distribution: West Pacific: Indonesia to Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands to Fiji and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis Randall & Carpenter, 1980 [=Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis Randall [J. E.] & Carpenter [K. E.] 1980:23, Figs. 9-10] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 8672] Southwestern side of Caban Island, Batangas, Luzon Island, Philippines [Verde Island Passage, South China Sea, western Pacific, ca. 13°41'N 120°50'E], depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis Randall & Carpenter 1980. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis Randall & Emery, 1983 [=Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis Randall [J. E.] & Emery [A. R.] 1983:21, Fig. 1] Notes: [Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 17449] East end of Isla Fouquet, 5°21'03"S, 71°48'57"E, Peros Banhos Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, northern Indian Ocean, depth 41-48 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis Randall & Emery 1983. Labridae. Distribution: Maldive Islands and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis Springer & Randall, 1974 [=Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis Springer [V. G.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:52, Figs. 4-5] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 18] Off Heinz Steinitz Marine Biological Laboratory, Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 11.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis Springer & Randall 1974. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman, Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis Ishikawa, 1904 [=Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis Ishikawa [C.] 1904:12, Pl. 6 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Department of Natural History, Tokyo Imperial Museum v. 1; ref. 9847] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis Ishikawa 1904. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Malaysia, to Philippines and north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus sanguineus Cornic, 1987 [=Cirrhilabrus sanguineus Cornic [A.] 1987:140, Fig.] Notes: [Poissons de l'Ile Maurice; ref. 22052] Off Flic en Flac, western coast of Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 52 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus sanguineus Cornic 1987. Labridae. Distribution: Mauritius (Mascarenes), southwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall & Pyle, 1989 [=Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall [J. E.] & Pyle [R. M.] 1989:114, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 4) [1988]; ref. 12854] Outside barrier reef about 1/4 mile east of Teavaraa Pass, Papara, Tahiti, Society Islands, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall & Pyle 1989. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern and southern Pacific: Coral Sea to Pitcairn Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus shutmani Tea & Gill, 2017 [=Cirrhilabrus shutmani Tea [Y.-K.] & Gill [A. C.] 2017:78, Figs. 1-5, 8A] Notes: [Zootaxa 4341 (no. 1); ref. 35654] Northern Philippines, Cagayan province, Babuyan Islands, Didicas Volcano, 19.08N, 122.21E, depth 50-70 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus shutmani Tea & Gill 2017. Labridae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker, 1853 [=Cirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker [P.] 1853:88] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus solorensis Bleeker 1853. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus squirei Walsh, 2014 [=Cirrhilabrus squirei Walsh [F.] 2014:124, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 3); ref. 33450] Holmes Reef, Queensland (16°26.26’S, 147°53.59’E), over rubble bottom, Australia, depth 65 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus squirei Walsh 2014. Labridae. Distribution: Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker, 1853 [=Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker [P.] 1853:17] Notes: [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 7); ref. 340] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus temminckii Bleeker 1853. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Wetern Australia to Philippines, north to Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus tonozukai Allen & Kuiter, 1999 [=Cirrhilabrus tonozukai Allen [G. R.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1999:137, Figs. 6-8] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 24289] Eastern side of Tumbak Island, Banggai Islands, Indonesia, 1°54'78"S, 123°32'86"E, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus tonozukai Allen & Kuiter 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia and Palau. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus walindi Allen & Randall, 1996 [=Cirrhilabrus walindi Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1996:108, Figs. 5-7] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (nos 3-4); ref. 22684] Grabo Reef, Kimbe Bay, New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, about 5°29'S, 150°13'E, depth 31 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus walindi Allen & Randall 1996. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirrhilabrus walshi Randall & Pyle, 2001 [=Cirrhilabrus walshi Randall [J. E.] & Pyle [R. L.] 2001:95, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 25300] Off the south coast of Tutuila, Taumu Bank, north side, American Samoa, depth 37-46 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus walshi Randall & Pyle 2001. Labridae. Distribution: Coral Sea to American Samoa. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Clepticus Cuvier, 1829 [=Clepticus Cuvier [G.] 1829:261] Notes: [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Masc. Clepticus genizara Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Clepticus Cuvier 1829 -- (Gomon 1997:812 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:13 [ref. 24943], Heiser et al. 2000:68 [ref. 25763], Westneat 2003:1702 [ref. 27105], Kuiter 2010:18 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:33 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Valid as Clepticus Cuvier 1829. Labridae.

Species Clepticus africanus Heiser et al., 2000 [=Clepticus africanus Heiser [J. B.], Moura [R. L.] & Robertson [D. R.] 2000:69, Figs. 1-2, 6] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 25763] North coast of São Tomé Island, 0°25'00"N, 6°40'00"E, Gulf of Guinea, northeastern Atlantic, depth 5-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Clepticus africanus Heiser, Moura & Robertson 2000. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: islands of the Gulf of Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser et al., 2000 [=Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser [J. B.], Moura [R. L.] & Robertson [D. R.] 2000:71, Figs. 3-6] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 25763] Ilha Escalvada, Guarapari, 20°42'00"S, 40°24'30"W, Espirito Santo, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser, Moura & Robertson 2000. Labridae. Distribution: Brazil (coastal islands), Fernando de Noronha and St. Paul's Rocks. Habitat: marine.

Species Clepticus parrae (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Brama parrae Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:100, Clepticus genizara Cuvier [G.] (ex Parra) 1829:261] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Locality not stated [Havana, Cuba]. Current status: Valid as Clepticus parrae (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (genizara) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Clepticus parrae (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Conniella Allen, 1983 [=Conniella Allen [G. R.] 1983:44] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 5355] Fem. Conniella apterygia Allen 1983. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Conniella Allen 1983 -- (Randall 1999:3 [ref. 24041], Allen et al. 2006:1384 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:154 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Conniella Allen 1983. Labridae.

Species Conniella apterygia Allen, 1983 [=Conniella apterygia Allen [G. R.] 1983:44, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 5355] Rowley Shoals, outer reef slope east of Bedwell Island, Clerke Reef, Western Australia, about 17°16'S, 119°22'E, depth 32 meters. Current status: Valid as Conniella apterygia Allen 1983. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine. GENUS Coris Lacepede, 1801 [=Coris Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:96, Allocoris Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:319, Aygula Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:87, Corichoeres Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:293, Ctenocorissa Whitley [G. P.] 1931:323, Hemicoris Bleeker [P.] 1862:411, Icthycallus (subgenus of Julis) Swainson [W.] 1839:173, 232, Julis Cuvier [G.] 1814:90, Neanis Gistel [J.] 1848:IX, Paracoris Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:307, Tiricoris Whitley [G. P.] 1955:111] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Fem. Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1890:636 [ref. 2392]. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:103 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:431 [ref. 7204], Randall & Kuiter 1982 [ref. 5446], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:209 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:691 [ref. 5706], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:923 [ref. 13676], Gomon et al. 1994:683 [ref. 22532], Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3387 [ref. 26277], Parin 2003:S17 [ref. 28536], Allen et al. 2006:1384 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:645 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:313 [ref. 35285], Russell 2011:67 [ref. 31566], Randall 2013:2 [ref. 32688], Parin et al. 2014:378 [ref. 33547], Fricke et al. 2018:280 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:17 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Allocoris) [ref. 35285] Fem. Julis gaimard Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by original designation. •Valid as Allocoris Kuiter 2010. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Aygula) [Analyse de la nature; ref. 3584] Fem. Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Type by being a replacement name. As "Aygula R. [Rafinesque] Coris Lac. [Lacepède]. An available replacement name (unneeded) for and objective synonym of Coris Cuvier 1801. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Corichoeres) [ref. 35285] Masc. Coris aurilineata Randall & Kuiter 1982. Type by original designation. •Valid as Corichoeres Kuiter 2010. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Ctenocorissa) [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Fem. Labrus pictus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Hemicoris) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Fem. Halichoeres variegatus Rüppell 1835. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:99 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Hemicoris Bleeker 1862 -- (Kuiter 2010:304 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Icthycallus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Julis semipunctatus Rüppell 1835. Type by subsequent designation. Swain 1883:275 [ref. 5966] selected Julis semipunctatus Rüppell as type. Spelled Ichtycollus once by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 512]. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (authors). •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043] as Ichthycallus, Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943] as Ichtycallus). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Julis) [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 1] (for 29 Mar. 1814); ref. 4884] Fem. Labrus julis Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. Apparently appeared first in Goüan 1770:41 [ref. 1863] without species and essentially as name only, then as above, and in Cuvier 1816:261 [ref. 993]. Spelled Julus and Julius in early literature. •Valid as Julis Cuvier 1814 -- (Kuiter 2010:310 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:431 [ref. 7204], Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943], Parin 2003:S17 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:378 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Neanis) [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Fem. Labrus julis Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Julis "Lacep." [Cuvier 1814], not preoccupied by Julus Linnaeus 1758 in Myriapoda. •Objective synonym of Julis Cuvier 1814. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Paracoris) [ref. 35285] Masc. Julis caudimacula Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Type by original designation. •Valid as Paracoris Kuiter 2010. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Tiricoris) [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 4722] Fem. Cymolutes sandeyeri Hector 1884. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae.

Species Coris angulatus Lacepede, 1801 [=Coris angulatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:96, 99, Pl. 4 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] No locality stated [possibly Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Coris angulatus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris atlantica Gunther, 1862 [=Coris atlantica Günther [A.] 1862:197, Coris guineensis Bleeker [P.] 1863:31, Pl. 5 (fig. 2), Coris hupferi Fischer [J. G.] 1885:73] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Sierra Leone. Current status: Valid as Coris atlantica Günther 1862. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands to Gabon. Habitat: marine. (guineensis) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Coris atlantica Günther 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hupferi) [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 2; ref. 18083] Nifao, Liberia. Current status: Synonym of Coris atlantica Günther 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris auricularis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis auricularis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:489] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Coris auricularis (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris aurilineata Randall & Kuiter, 1982 [=Coris aurilineata Randall [J. E.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1982:164, Pl. 1 (fig. 1B-C); Fig. 2] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 36 (no. 2); ref. 5446] Keppel Island, 23°08'S, 150°56'E, Queensland, Australia, depth 7 meters. Current status: Valid as Coris aurilineata Randall & Kuiter 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Coris aygula Lacepede, 1801 [=Coris aygula Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:96, 97, Pl. 4 (fig. 1), Labrus aureomaculatus Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 20, Labrus cingulum Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:448, 517, Pl. 28 (fig. 1), Julis coris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:491, Coris cyanea Macleay [W.] 1883:588, Julis gibbifrons Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:707, Pl. 19 (fig. 3), Coris imbris Tanaka [S.] 1918:521, Pl. 138 (fig. 386), Julis ruppellii Bennett [E. T.] 1831:128, Julis semipunctatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:12, Pl. 3 (fig. 3), Coris variegata Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1887:131] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Locality not stated (Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean). Current status: Valid as Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll, Line Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northwestern Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Kermadec Islands and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (aureomaculatus) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cingulum) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coris) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanea) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 4); ref. 17586] New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gibbifrons) [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (imbris) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 29; ref. 4331] Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ruppellii) [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 16794] Gulf of Setic, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (semipunctatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Al Muwaylih, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (variegata) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 19751] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu. Current status: Synonym of Coris aygula Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 [=Coris (Hemicoris) ballieui Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:285, Coris argenteostriata Steindachner [F.] 1900:176, Hemicoris keleipionis Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:51, Fig. 6, Coris (Hemicoris) rosea Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:286, Coris schauinslandii Steindachner [F.] 1900:177] Notes: [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Ser. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (argenteostriata) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 37 (no. 16) (for 21 June 1900); ref. 20498] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (keleipionis) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rosea) [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Ser. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (schauinslandii) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 37 (no. 16) (for 21 June 1900); ref. 20498] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856) [=Julis (Halichoeres) batuensis Bleeker [P.] 1856:240, Coris coronata De Vis [C. W.] 1885:883, Coris pallida Macleay [W.] 1881:100, Coris papuensis Macleay [W.] 1883:275, Platyglossus punctatus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:885, Julis (Halichoeres) schroederii Bleeker [P.] 1858:3] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 16862] Batu Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Coris batuensis (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldive Islands, Chagos Archipelago east to Marshall Islands, Fiji, Tonga, and Western Australia north to Japan. Habitat: marine. (coronata) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Murray Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Coris batuensis (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pallida) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Endeavour River, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Coris batuensis (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (papuensis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Coris batuensis (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (punctatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Murray Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Coris batuensis (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (schroederii) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 15); ref. 16955] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Coris batuensis (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982 [=Coris bulbifrons Randall [J. E.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1982:168, Pl. 2 (figs. A-C); Figs. 3-5] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 36 (no. 2); ref. 5446] Reef south of Phillip Point, Lord Howe Island, Australia. Current status: Valid as Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) [=Julis caudimacula Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:710, Pl. 15 (fig. 2), Halichoeres multicolor Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:15, Pl. 4 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to western Indonesia and northwestern Australia (south to Shark Bay). Habitat: marine. (multicolor) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris centralis Randall, 1999 [=Coris centralis Randall [J. E.] 1999:21, Pls. V (C, D), XVII (D)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 29; ref. 24043] Outside reef about 200 meters northwest of entrance to English Harbor, Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific, central Pacific, depth 4.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Coris centralis Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Line Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris cuvieri (Bennett, 1831) [=Julis cuvieri Bennett [E. T.] 1831:128, Coris gaimard africana Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:119, Pls. 1A-2A; Fig. 1, Julis stellatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:499] Notes: [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 16794] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Coris cuvieri (Bennett 1831). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Andaman Sea and Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (africana) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 8; ref. 12170] Mahé, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Coris cuvieri (Bennett 1831). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (stellatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Coris cuvieri (Bennett 1831). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris debueni Randall, 1999 [=Coris debueni Randall [J. E.] 1999:26, Pls. VI, VII, XVII, XVIII] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 29; ref. 24043] Off southern end of Hanga Roa, western coast of Easter Island, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Coris debueni Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908 [=Coris dorsomacula Fowler [H. W.] 1908:436, Fig. 8] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 59; ref. 1377] Victoria, Australia [may be in error]. Current status: Valid as Coris dorsomacula Fowler 1908. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea, to Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, north to Japan and Ogasawara Islands, east to northern New Zealand and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828) [=Julis flavovittatus Bennett [E. T.] 1828:36, Julis eydouxii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:455, Coris lepomis Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:48, Fig. 4] Notes: [Zoological Journal, London v. 4 (no. 13, art. 3); ref. 16783] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Coris flavovittata (Bennett 1828). Labridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (eydouxii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Coris flavovittata (Bennett 1828). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lepomis) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Coris flavovittata (Bennett 1828). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830) [=Labrus formosus Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 16, Coris frerei Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:101, Pl. 13, Coris halei Day [F.] 1888:803] Notes: [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Valid as Coris formosa (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Distribution: South and East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to western Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (frerei) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Coris formosa (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Sri Lanka [if valid]. Habitat: marine. (halei) [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Coris formosa (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [=Julis gaimard Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:265, Pl. 54 (fig. 1), Julis ganymede Bennett [J. W.] 1830:text with Pl. 16, Julis greenovii Bennett [E. T.] 1828:37, Julis (Julis) leucorhynchos Bleeker [P.] 1856:57, Coris pulcherrima Günther [A.] 1862:200, Julis gaimard speciosa Fowler [H. W.] 1946:171, Fig. 37] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Maui, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands and Vietnam east to Hawaiian Ridge, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan, south to Shark Bay (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Tonga and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (ganymede) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Current status: Synonym of Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (greenovii) [Zoological Journal, London v. 4 (no. 13, art. 3); ref. 16783] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (leucorhynchos) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pulcherrima) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (speciosa) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris hewetti Randall, 1999 [=Coris hewetti Randall [J. E.] 1999:43, Fig. 5; Pls. X, XI, XX] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 29; ref. 24043] Reef, head of Anaho Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 1.8 meters. Current status: Valid as Coris hewetti Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus julis Linnaeus [C.] 1758:284, Julis giofredi var. argentata Risso [A.] 1827:310, Julis azorensis Fowler [H. W.] 1919:204, Fig. 2, Labrus cettii Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:23, 54, Julis festiva Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:374, Julis giofredi var. fuscoviolacea Risso [A.] 1827:310, Anarchichas fusellus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col 115, Labrus giofredi Risso [A.] 1810:228, Pl. 9 (fig. 23), Labrus infuscus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:249, Labrus iulis Brünnich [M. T.] 1768:54, Labrus keslik Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:453, 523, Julis mediterranea Risso [A.] 1827:309, Julis melanura Lowe [R. T.] 1839:85, Sparus niloticus Hasselquist [F.] 1762:387, Julis mediterranea var. pallidula Risso [A.] 1827:309, Labrus paroticus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:284, Labrus perdica Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:34, xi, Julis speciosa Risso [A.] 1827:309, 311, Pl. 9 (fig. 20), Labrus subfuscus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:254, Coris (Hologymnosus) taeniatus Steindachner [F.] 1863:1189, Pl. 2 (fig. 1), Julis mediterranea veridula Risso [A.] 1827:309, Julis vulgaris Fleming [J.] 1828:210, Julis vulgaris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:361, Pl. 384] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Genoa, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway to Gabon including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. Uruguay (? introduction) [ref. 35565]. Habitat: marine. (argentata) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (azorensis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 56 (no. 2294); ref. 15209] Horta, Fayal Island, Azores, northeastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cettii) [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (festiva) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Brest, France. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscoviolacea) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fusellus) [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (giofredi) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (infuscus) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (iulis) [Ichthyologia Massiliensis, sistens piscium descriptiones eorumque apud incolas nomina; ref. 17290] Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (keslik) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Istanbul, Turkey, Sea of Marmara (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mediterranea) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanura) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (niloticus) [Reise nach Palästina; ref. 18250] Nile River, near Cairo, Egype [locality is erroneous, is Mediterranean Sea]. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (pallidula) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (paroticus) [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Probably Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (perdica) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Istanbul, Turkey, Sea of Marmara (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (speciosa) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (subfuscus) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (taeniatus) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 13; ref. 18752] Java, Indonesia [in error, Atlantic, possibly Canary Islands]. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (veridula) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vulgaris F) [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] Cornwall, England. Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vulgaris V) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris latifasciata Randall, 2013 [=Coris latifasciata Randall [J. E.] 2013:2, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 7; ref. 32688] Peros Banhos Atoll, Isle Poule/Isle Montpartet, 5°24'25"S, 70°45'58"E, Chagos Archipelago, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Coris latifasciata Randall 2013. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago and Maldive Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris longipes Gunther, 1862 [=Coris longipes Günther [A.] 1862:204] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu. Current status: Valid as Hologymnosus longipes (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris marquesensis Randall, 1999 [=Coris marquesensis Randall [J. E.] 1999:48, Pls. XI (B, D), XX (G)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 29; ref. 24043] Point at southern end of Marquesienne Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Coris marquesensis Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris musume (Jordan & Snyder, 1904) [=Julis musume Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1904:236, Pl. 61] Notes: [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 45; ref. 2519] Off Izu, Japan. Current status: Valid as Coris musume (Jordan & Snyder 1904). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare, 1995 [=Coris nigrotaenia Mee [J. K. L.] & Hare [S. R.] 1995:248, Figs 1-3] Notes: [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 23742] "Caught near Muscat" [but probably central or southern Oman], Muttrah fish market, Oman. Current status: Valid as Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris pictoides Randall & Kuiter, 1982 [=Coris pictoides Randall [J. E.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1982:160, Pl. 1 (fig. A); Fig. 1] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 36 (no. 2); ref. 5446] Western side off Bunut, 2°47'50"N, 104°07'40"E, Tioman Island, Malaysia, depth 9 meters. Current status: Valid as Coris pictoides Randall & Kuiter 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, eastern and western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Labrus pictus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:251, Pl. 55, Coris semicincta Ramsay [E. P.] 1883:301] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (semicincta) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 2); ref. 18596] Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris roseoviridis Randall, 1999 [=Coris roseoviridis Randall [J. E.] 1999:59, Pls. XIII (C, D), XIV (A)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 29; ref. 24043] Southwestern side of Karapoto Iti Islet, Rapa, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Coris roseoviridis Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cook Islands to Pitcairn. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884) [=Cymolutes sandeyeri Hector [J.] 1884:323, Coris rex Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:851, Coris trimaculata Ogilby [J. D.] 1888:992] Notes: [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 16 (art. 25); ref. 18272] Tiritiri Island, Aukland, New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Coris sandeyeri (Hector 1884). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (rex) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 10 (pt 4); ref. 19752] Off Bondi, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Coris sandeyeri (Hector 1884). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (trimaculata) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 14484] Norfolk Island. Current status: Synonym of Coris sandeyeri (Hector 1884). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris variegata (Ruppell, 1835) [=Halichoeres variegatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:14, Pl. 4 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Coris variegata (Rüppell 1835). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 [=Coris (Hemicoris) venusta Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:285, Hemicoris remedius Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:49, Fig. 5] Notes: [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Ser. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Labridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (remedius) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Ctenolabrus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839 [=Ctenolabrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:223, Cynaedus (subgenus of Crenilabrus) Swainson [W.] 1839:229] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Masc. Labrus rupestris Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated first by Jordan 1890:622 [ref. 2392]. •Valid as Ctenolabrus Valenciennes 1839 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:432 [ref. 7204], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:925 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:16 [ref. 24943], Parin 2003:S17 [ref. 28536], Kuiter 2010:98 [ref. 35285], Parin et al. 2014:380 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Ctenolabrus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae. (Cynaedus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Labrus rupestris of Bloch (= Labrus rupestris Linnaeus 1758). Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated first by Bonaparte 1841:fasc. 30 [ref. 512], not Labrus tinca as designated by Swain 1882:274 [ref. 5966]. •Objective synonym of Ctenolabrus Valenciennes 1839 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:432 [ref. 7204], Parenti & Randall 2000:16 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Ctenolabrus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae.

Species Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus rupestris Linnaeus [C.] 1758:286, Ctenolabrus acutus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:235, Labrus bergsnyltrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:439, 495, Sparus carudse Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:49, 148, Labrus cinereus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:267, Ctenolabrus marginatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:232, Perca rupestris Müller [O. F.] 1789:44, Pl. 107, Labrus suillus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:285] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] No locality stated. Current status: Valid as Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern North Atlantic: Norway to Morocco. Habitat: marine. (acutus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Malaga, Spain, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bergsnyltrus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] North Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (carudse) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Norway (eastern North Atlantic). Current status: Synonym of Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cinereus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (marginatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Marseille, France; Toulon, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rupestris) [Zoologia Danica, seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum (icones) descriptiones et historia. v. 3; ref. 17297] Norway Sea. Current status: Synonym of Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (suillus) [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] West Europe [Gotha]. Current status: Synonym of Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cymolutes Gunther, 1861 [=Cymolutes Günther [A.] 1861:387] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Masc. Julis praetextata Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Günther 1862:207 [ref. 1969]. Type designated by Jordan 1919:318 [ref. 4904]. •Valid as Cymolutes Günther 1861 -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:692 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:17 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3384 [ref. 26277], Randall & Earle 2002:390 [ref. 26445], Randall & Lobel 2003:971 [ref. 27563], Randall & Earle 2004:39 [ref. 27618], Allen et al. 2006:1387 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:387 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:281 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Cymolutes Günther 1861. Labridae.

Species Cymolutes lecluse (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [=Xyrichthys lecluse Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:284, Pl. 65 (fig. 1), Julis kuelkuel Montrouzier [X.] 1857:473 [195], Xyrichthys microlepidotus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:52, Novacula (Novacula) microlepis Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:284] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Cymolutes lecluse (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (kuelkuel) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cymolutes lecluse (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (microlepidotus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cymolutes lecluse (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (microlepis) [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Ser. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cymolutes lecluse (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cymolutes praetextata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) [=Julis praetextata Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:712, Pl. 15 (fig. 4), Novacula xyrichthyoides Bleeker [P.] 1856:488] Notes: [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Cymolutes praetextatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Distribution: South and East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands, north to Mariana Islands, south to Western Australia, Norfolk Island and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (xyrichthyoides) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 10; ref. 28808] East Indies. Current status: Synonym of Cymolutes praetextatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes, 1840) [=Xyrichthys torquatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:54, Pl. 392, Xyrichthys novaculoides Bleeker [P.] 1853:122, Cymolutes tateyamaensis Sakamoto [K.] 1930:11, Fig. 1] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Suriname [actually East Indies]. Current status: Valid as Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Distribution: East Africa and Madagascar east to Philippines and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Habitat: marine. (novaculoides) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 16900] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tateyamaensis) [Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Institute v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 21088] Tateyama Bay, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Decodon Gunther, 1861 [=Decodon Günther [A.] 1861:384, Pariolanthus (subgenus of Lepidaplois) Smith [J. L. B.] 1968:343] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Masc. Cossyphus puellaris Poey 1860. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Decodon Günther 1861 -- (Gomon 1974 [ref. 7103], Randall 1986:693 [ref. 5706], Gomon 1997:816 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:17 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2003:1702 [ref. 27105], Allen et al. 2006:1387 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:49 [ref. 35285], Robertson et al. 2017:91 [ref. 35676]). Current status: Valid as Decodon Günther 1861. Labridae. (Pariolanthus) [Copeia 1968 (no. 2); ref. 4142] Masc. Lepidaplois (Pariolanthus) grandisquamis Smith 1968. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Decodon Günther 1861 based on placement of type species – (Randall 1986:693 [ref. 5706]). •Synonym of Decodon Günther 1861 -- (Gomon 1997:816 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:17 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Decodon Günther 1861. Labridae. Species Decodon grandisquamis (Smith, 1968) [=Lepidaplois (Pariolanthus) grandisquamis Smith [J. L. B.] 1968:343, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Copeia 1968 (no. 2); ref. 4142] Off Ponta de Barra Falsa, Mozambique, about 23°S, 36°E, western Indian Ocean, depth 110 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Decodon grandisquamis (Smith 1968). Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

Species Decodon melasma Gomon, 1974 [=Decodon melasma Gomon [M. F.] 1974:207, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 87 (no. 19); ref. 7103] 3 miles off Buena Vista, Gulf of California, Mexico, depth 55 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Decodon melasma Gomon 1974. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California to northern Peru, including Cocos and Galapagos islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Decodon pacificus (Kamohara, 1952) [=Verreo pacificus Kamohara [T.] 1952:54, Fig. 51] Notes: [Research Reports of the Kôchi University, (Ser.) Natural Science. No. 3; ref. 12778] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Decodon pacificus (Kamohara 1952). Labridae. Distribution: Japan and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Decodon puellaris (Poey, 1860) [=Cossyphus puellaris Poey [F.] 1860:210] Notes: [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Decodon puellaris (Poey 1860). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. GENUS Diproctacanthus Bleeker, 1862 [=Diproctacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1862:415] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Masc. Labroides xanthurus Bleeker 1856. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:104 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Diproctacanthus Bleeker 1862 -- (Randall & Springer 1973:293 [ref. 3603], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1387 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:360 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Diproctacanthus Bleeker 1862. Labridae.

Species Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1856) [=Labroides xanthurus Bleeker [P.] 1856:52] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Andaman Sea, East Indian region, to Palau, Australia to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Doratonotus Gunther, 1862 [=Doratonotus Günther [A.] 1862:124, Antonichthys Bauchot [M.-L.] & Blanc [M.] 1961:50] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Masc. Doratonotus megalepis Günther 1862. Type by subsequent monotypy. Genus appeared first in Günther 1861:385 [ref. 1967], with species as name only; genus more fully described and species described in Günther 1862:124 [ref. 1969]. •Valid as Doratonotus Günther 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:17 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2003:1703 [ref. 27105], Kuiter 2010:167 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Doratonotus Günther 1862. Labridae. (Antonichthys) [Atlantide Report No. 6; ref. 210] Masc. Antonichthys wetmorelloides Bauchot & Blanc 1961. Type by monotypy. Original authors on p. 50a (Corrigendum) synonymized their genus Antonichthys with Doratonotus Günther 1862. •Synonym of Doratonotus Günther 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:17 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Doratonotus Günther 1862. Labridae. Species Doratonotus megalepis Gunther, 1862 [=Doratonotus megalepis Günther [A.] 1862:125, Doratonotus boekei Metzelaar [J.] 1919:107, Fig. 31, Doratonotus decoris Evermann [B. W.] & Marsh [M. C.] 1899:354, Doratonotus thalassinus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1884:28, Antonichthys wetmorelloides Bauchot [M.-L.] & Blanc [M.] 1961:50, Fig. 3 (a-c)] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] St. Christopher, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Doratonotus megalepis Günther 1862. Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic and eastern Atlantic (Cape Verde Islands and São Tomé). Habitat: marine. (boekei) [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Curaçao and Bonaire. Current status: Synonym of Doratonotus megalepis Günther 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (decoris) [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 25 (for 1899) Appendix 7; ref. 1283] Ponce, Puerto Rico. Current status: Synonym of Doratonotus megalepis Günther 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (thalassinus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 402); ref. 12325] Key West, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Doratonotus megalepis Günther 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (wetmorelloides) [Atlantide Report No. 6; ref. 210] Rolas Island, São Tomé, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Doratonotus megalepis Günther 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Dotalabrus Whitley, 1930 [=Dotalabrus Whitley [G. P.] 1930:251] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 3); ref. 4670] Masc. Cheilinus aurantiacus Castelnau 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Dotalabrus Whitley 1930 -- (Russell 1988:8 [ref. 12549], Gomon et al. 1994:684 [ref. 22532], Mabuchi et al. 2004:377 [ref. 27946], Allen et al. 2006:1388 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:646 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:245 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Dotalabrus Whitley 1930. Labridae.

Species Dotalabrus alleni Russell, 1988 [=Dotalabrus alleni Russell [B. C.] 1988:10, Figs. 2,12-13,15-18,23; Pl. 1(c-d)] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 9; ref. 12549] Off Carnac Island, Cockburn Sound, 36°16'S, 115°40'E, Western Australia, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Dotalabrus alleni Russell 1988. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Dotalabrus aurantiacus (Castelnau, 1872) [=Cheilinus aurantiacus Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:245, Labrichthys elegans Steindachner [F.] 1883:195, Labrichthys macleayi Herzenstein [S. M.] 1896:10] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Adelaide, St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Current status: Valid as Dotalabrus aurantiacus (Castelnau 1872). Labridae. Distribution: Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Zealand. Habitat: marine. (elegans) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 20 (no. 22); ref. 20488] St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Dotalabrus aurantiacus (Castelnau 1872). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (macleayi) [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2151] St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Dotalabrus aurantiacus (Castelnau 1872). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Epibulus Cuvier, 1815 [=Epibulus Cuvier [G.] 1815:111] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 1; ref. 5017] Masc. Sparus insidiator Pallas 1770. Type by monotypy. Apparently can date to Cuvier 1815 as "...le sparus insidiator que je détache du genre sparus pour le reporter sous le nom d'epibulus, vers la famille naturelle des labres..." •Valid as Epibulus Cuvier 1815 -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:212 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:693 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3383 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1388 [ref. 29095], Carlson et al. 2008:476 [ref. 29634], Kuiter 2010:170 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:33 [ref. 31299], Fricke et al. 2018:282 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Epibulus Cuvier 1815. Labridae.

Species Epibulus brevis Carlson et al., 2008 [=Epibulus brevis Carlson [B. A.], Randall [J. E.] & Dawson [M. N.] 2008:477, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Copeia 2008 (no. 2); ref. 29634] Ngerikuul (Nikko Bay), off south shore of Bukrrairong Island, Koror, Palau. Current status: Valid as Epibulus brevis Carlson, Randall & Dawson 2008. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Central Indonesia east to Palau and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) [=Sparus insidiator Pallas [P. S.] (ex Schlosser) 1770:41, Pl. 5 (fig. 1), Epibulus aureus Bleeker [P.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) 1862-63:75, Epibulus insidiator var. flava Bleeker [P.] 1849:40, Epibulus insidiator var. fusca Bleeker [P.] 1849:40, Epibulus striatus Day [F.] 1871:697 [21]] Notes: [Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 8); ref. 12293] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Epibulus insidiator (Pallas 1770). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Gambier Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (aureus) [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Current status: Synonym of Epibulus insidiator (Pallas 1770). Labridae. (flava) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [3]; ref. 317] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Epibulus insidiator (Pallas 1770). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fusca) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [3]; ref. 317] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Epibulus insidiator (Pallas 1770). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (striatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 3); ref. 1078] Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Epibulus insidiator (Pallas 1770). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Eupetrichthys Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 [=Eupetrichthys Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1888:631] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 3597] Masc. Eupetrichthys angustipes Ramsay & Ogilby 1888. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Eupetrichthys Ramsay & Ogilby 1888 -- (Russell 1988:41 [ref. 12549], Gomon et al. 1994:687 [ref. 22532], Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943], Mabuchi et al. 2004:376 [ref. 27946], Allen et al. 2006:1389 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:648 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:243 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Eupetrichthys Ramsay & Ogilby 1888. Labridae.

Species Eupetrichthys angustipes Ramsay & Obilby, 1888 [=Eupetrichthys angustipes Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1888:632] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 3597] Rose Bay, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Eupetrichthys angustipes Ramsay & Ogilby 1888. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales to southern Australia and to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Frontilabrus Randall & Conde, 1989 [=Frontilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Condé [B.] 1989:90] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 3) (1988); ref. 9294] Masc. Frontilabrus caeruleus Randall & Condé 1989. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Frontilabrus Randall & Condé 1989 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Valid as Frontilabrus Randall & Condé 1989. Labridae.

Species Frontilabrus caeruleus Randall & Conde, 1989 [=Frontilabrus caeruleus Randall [J. E.] & Condé [B.] 1989:90, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 3) (1988); ref. 9294] Maldives, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Frontilabrus caeruleus Randall & Condé 1989. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Maldives. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Gomphosus Lacepede, 1801 [=Gomphosus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:100, Acarauna Sevastianoff [A.] 1802:357, 364, Elops Bonaparte [C. L.] (ex Commerson) 1831:178] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Masc. Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:61 [ref. 2407]. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:108 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Gomphosus Lacepède 1801 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:205 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:693 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3386 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1389 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:208 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:282 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Gomphosus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Acarauna) [Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 13 (for 1796); ref. 4011] Fem. Acarauna longirostris Sevastianoff 1802. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gomphosus Lacepède 1801 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. (Elops) [Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli animali vertebrati; ref. 4978] Masc. Gomphosus tricolor Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Appeared as "Elops, Commers. (Gomphosus, Lacep.)" but not recorded by Bonaparte as "Nob." which was his style for replacement names. Not available. Jordan regarded as of doubtful elegibility and as a substitute for Gomphosus. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus Lacepède 1801. Labridae.

Species Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepede, 1801 [=Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:100, 101, Pl. 5 (fig. 1), Acarauna longirostris Sevastianoff [A.] 1802:359, Gomphosus melanotus Bleeker [P.] 1855:457, Gomphosus ornatus Anonymous [Bennett [E. T.]] 1830:690, Gomphosus viridis Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 30] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] No locality stated (is Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean). Current status: Valid as Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Andaman Sea and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (longirostris) [Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 13 (for 1796); ref. 4011] Brazil [probably erroneous]. whereabouts unknown. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanotus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 16841] Kokos-eilanden [Cocos-Keeling Islands, eastern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ornatus) [Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; ref. 259] Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (viridis) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Gomphosus klunzingeri Klausewitz, 1962 [=Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri Klausewitz [W.] 1962:12, Pl. 1 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 1); ref. 5951] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Gomphosus klunzingeri Klausewitz 1962. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Gomphosus varius Lacepede, 1801 [=Gomphosus varius Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:100, 104, Pl. 5 (fig. 2), Gomphosus cepedianus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:18, Elops fuscus Commerson [P.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:25, Gomphosus fuscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:25, Gomphosus fuscus Bennett [J. W.] 1828:unnum. p., Pl. 3, Gomphosus nasutus Parkinson [S.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:27, Gomphosus notostigma Bleeker [P.] 1862:304, Gomphosus pacificus Seale [A.] 1901:94, Gomphosus pectoralis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:282, Gomphosus sandvicensis Günther [A.] 1862:194, Thalassoma stuckiae Whitley [G. P.] 1959:19, Fig. 7, Gomphosus tricolor Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:280, Pl. 55 (fig. 2), Gomphosus undulatus Streets [T. H.] 1877:85, Gomphosus viridis Cuvier [G.] 1829:261] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Îsle de Taïti [Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Current status: Valid as Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific: Indonesia east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (cepedianus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Hawaiian Islands; Tahiti, Society Islands, South Pacific; Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus C) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Otaïti [Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus V) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Hawaiian Islands; Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus B) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Southern coast of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nasutus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (notostigma) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 13; ref. 16995] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pacificus) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 14357] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pectoralis) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Maui, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sandvicensis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (stuckiae) [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1957-58; ref. 4730] Nouméa, New Caledonia. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tricolor) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Maui, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (undulatus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum v.1 (no. 7); ref. 4290] Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (viridis) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Halichoeres Ruppell, 1835 [=Halichoeres Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:(10) 14, Artisia de Beaufort [L. F.] 1939:17, Biochoeres Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:285, Choerojulis Gill [T. N.] 1862:142, Emmeekia Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:413, Guentheria Bleeker [P.] 1862:413, Halinanodes Whitley [G. P.] 1931:113, Hemitautoga Bleeker [P.] 1862:413, Julichoeres Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:295, Hemiulis (subgenus of Labrus) Swainson [W.] 1839:173, 228, Iridio Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:412, Julidio Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:413, Octocynodon (subgenus of Halichoeres) Fowler [H. W.] 1904:535, Oxyjulis Gill [T. N.] 1863:223, Platiglossus Klein [J. T.] 1776:300, Platiglossus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:582, Platyglossus Bleeker [P.] (ex Klein) 1862:411, Pseudojulis Bleeker [P.] 1862:412, Pusa Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1879:374, Sagittalarva Victor [B. C.], Alfaro [M. E.] & Sorenson [L.] 2013:551, Whitleychoeres Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:292] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Masc. Halichoeres bimaculatus Rüppell 1835. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:184 [ref. 2410]. Spelled Halychoeres by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 512]. Unneeded replacement names are Hemiulis Swainson 1839 and Choerojulis Gill 1862. •Valid as Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Randall 1981 [ref. 5542], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:208 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:694 [ref. 5706], Randall & Earle 1994:287 [ref. 21642], Gomon et al. 1994:688 [ref. 22532], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:397 [ref. 24550], Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3386 [ref. 26277], Westneat 2003:1704 [ref. 27105], Rocha 2004:770 [ref. 27980], Barber & Bellwood 2005:235 [ref. 35318], Allen et al. 2006:1390 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:649 [ref. 30655], Lobel et al. 2009:171 [ref. 30071], Luiz et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30311], Randall & Rocha 2009:709 [ref. 30520], Aguilar-Perera & Tuz-Sulub 2009:64 [ref. 31680], Randall & King 2010:17 [ref. 30743], Rocha et al. 2010:26 [ref. 30767], Randall & Allen 2010:281 [ref. 30980], Kuiter 2010:253 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:33 [ref. 31299], Lobel & Lobel 2011:50 [ref. 31774], Hubert et al. 2012:3 [ref. 31846], Kottelat 2013:379 [ref. 32989], Victor 2016:10 [ref. 34530], Motomura et al. 2017:183 [ref. 35490], Wainwright 2017:35 [ref. 35725], Fricke et al. 2018:283 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:17 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Artisia) [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 27; ref. 237] Fem. Artisia festiva de Beaufort 1939. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Biochoeres) [ref. 35285] Masc. Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz 1960. Type by original designation. •Valid as Biochoeres Kuiter 2010. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Choerojulis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Fem. Halichoeres bimaculatus Rüppell 1835. Type by being a replacement name. Although Gill mentioned only Julis semicinctus, he technically proposed Choerojulis as a replacement for Halichoeres, which he stated to be preoccupied in seals. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Emmeekia) [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 21 (for 1895) Appendix 5; ref. 2442] Fem. Pseudojulis venustus Jenkins & Evermann 1889. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Guentheria) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Fem. Halichoeres coeruleovittatus Rüppell 1835. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:101 [ref. 386]. Genus sometimes seen as Guntheria. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Halinanodes) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 18 (no. 3); ref. 4673] Masc. Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler & Bean 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Hemitautoga) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Fem. Labrus centiquadrus Lacepède 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:101 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Hemitautoga Bleeker 1862 -- (Kuiter 2010:300 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Hemiulis) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Fem. Labrus guttatus Bloch 1791. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 512]; Bonaparte spelled the name Hemijulis, and that spelling is regarded as an incorrect subsequent spelling. However, I suggest using the spelling Hemijulis and regard Swainson's spelling as a lapsus. •Valid as Hemiulis Swainson 1839 -- (Kuiter 2010:259 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Iridio) [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 21 (for 1895) Appendix 5; ref. 2442] Fem. Labrus radiatus Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation. •Valid as Iridio Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Kuiter 2010:211 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:397 [ref. 24550], Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Julichoeres) [ref. 35285] Masc. Julis (Halichoeres) solorensis Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Julidio) [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 21 (for 1895) Appendix 5; ref. 2442] Fem. Pseudojulis adustus Gilbert 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Octocynodon) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Masc. Julis miniatus Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation. •Valid as Octocynodon Fowler 1904 -- (Kuiter 2010:273 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Oxyjulis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1685] Fem. Halichoeres californicus Günther 1861. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type Julis modestus Girard 1854, not of Bleeker, H. californicus Günther is a species replacement name. •Valid as Oxyjulis Gill 1863 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Parenti & Randall 2000:33 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:225 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Wainwright 2017:35 [ref. 35725]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Platiglossus K) [v. 3; ref. 4919] Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. •In the synonymy of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Platiglossus W] [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Masc. Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1744:40 and pl. 12, figs. 5-6 [ref. 30141], with reference to Willughby 1686:App. Pl. O.2, fig. 1, and Pl. X.9, fig. 1 [ref. 30164]. •In the synonymy of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Platyglossus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Masc. Julis annularis Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:99 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Platyglossus Bleeker 1862 -- (Kuiter 2010:270 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Pseudojulis) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Fem. Julis (Julis) girardi Bleeker 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:99 [ref. 386]; earliest not established. •Probably a synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Randall 1978 [ref. 5545]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Pusa) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 1 (no. 55); ref. 2465] Fem. Choerojulis grandisquamis Gill 1863. Type by monotypy, one definitely-included species. Appeared with statement "Professor Gill informs me that the name Pusa Scopoli was first applied to a species of this most beautiful genus..." Scopoli's genus was for a marine mammal; Jordan & Gilbert therefore establish a preoccupied Pusa in fishes. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pusa Scopoli 1777 in Mammalia. •In the synonymy of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Sagittalarva) [Zootaxa 3669 (no. 4); ref. 32724] Masc. Pseudojulis inornatus Gilbert 1890. Type by original designation. •Valid as Sagittalarva Victor, Alfaro & Sorenson 2013 -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:22 [ref. 35964]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Wainwright 2017:35 [ref. 35725]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae. (Whitleychoeres) [ref. 35285] Masc. Choerojulis brownfieldi Whitley 1945. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Whitleychoeres Kuiter 2010. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae.

Species Halichoeres adustus (Gilbert, 1890) [=Pseudojulis adustus Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:66] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres adustus (Gilbert 1890). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres aestuaricola Bussing, 1972 [=Halichoeres aestuaricola Bussing [W. A.] 1972:4, Fig. 1, Iridio bimaculata Wilson [C.] 1916:68] Notes: [Brenesia No. 1; ref. 20800] Mouth of Río Dagua at Buenaventura, Colombia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres aestuaricola Bussing 1972. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (bimaculata) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (nos 1/2); ref. 12398] Mouth of Río Dagua at Buenaventura, Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres aestuaricola Bussing 1972. Labridae. Distribution: Gulf of California to Colombia [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Labrus argus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:263, Julis argus Bennett [E. T.] 1828:577, Pl. 13 (fig. 7), Halichoeres fijiensis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:410, Labrus guttatus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:149, Pl. 287 (fig. 2), Labrus guttulatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:446, 514, Julis (Halichoeres) leparensis Bleeker [P.] 1853:730, Julis (Halichoeres) polyophthalmus Bleeker [P.] 1853:731, Platyglossus reticulatus Cartier [O.] 1874:104] Julis punctulatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:483, Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Australia [as New Holland]. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Andaman Sea to Fiji, north to Taiwan, throughout the East Indian region, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (argus) [Zoological Journal, London v. 3 (no. 12, art. 65); ref. 16784] Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fijiensis) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Ovalau Island, Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (guttatus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (guttulatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (leparensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16829] Lepar Island, Bangka, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (polyophthalmus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16829] Lepar Island, Bangka at Cauer, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (punctulatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (reticulatus) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cebu, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres bathyphilus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1932) [=Iridio bathyphilus Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1932:117] Notes: [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 13 (no. 5); ref. 9330] One mile south of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, depth 510 feet. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres bathyphilus (Beebe & Tee-Van 1932). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic [not Brazil]. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Labrus bicolor Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:267, Platyglossus bifasciatus Steindachner [F.] 1866:477, Pl. 5 (fig. 2), Platyglossus bilineatus Károli [J.] 1882:174, Julis (Halichoeres) cantori Bleeker [P.] 1861:70, Julis (Halichoeres) hyrtlii Bleeker [P.] 1856:60, Julis (Halichoeres) margaritiphorus Bleeker [P.] 1853:487, Platyglossus pseudogramma Cartier [O.] 1874:103, Platyglossus xanti Károli [J.] 1882:174] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and Christmas Island east to Indonesia and Singapore. Habitat: marine. (bifasciatus) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 16; ref. 5030] Hong Kong, China. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bilineatus) [Természetrajzi Füzetek, Budapest v. 5 (no. 2) (for 1881); ref. 14295] Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. (cantori) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 12; ref. 12601] Penang, Malaysia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hyrtlii) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (margaritiphorus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pseudogramma) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Ubay, Bohol Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (xanti) [Természetrajzi Füzetek, Budapest v. 5 (no. 2) (for 1881); ref. 14295] Singapore. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bicolor (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres binotopsis (Bleeker, 1849) [=Julis (Halichoeres) binotopsis Bleeker [P.] 1849:7] Notes: [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres binotopsis (Bleeker 1849). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz, in Schultz et al., 1960 [=Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz, Chapman, Lachner & Woods 1960:233, Fig. 104] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Lagoon at Arji Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific, depth 20-40 feet. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz 1960. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Indian region to Micronesia and Samoa, south to Australia and New Caledonia, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791) [=Labrus bivittatus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:133, Pl. 284 (fig. 1), Choerojulis arangoi Poey [F.] 1876:151 [109], Pl. 7 [4] (fig. 1), Platyglossus florealis Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:287, Choerojulis grandisquamis Gill [T. N.] 1863:206, Julis humeralis Poey [F.] 1860:212, Labrus multicostatus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:81, Labrus psittaculus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:452, 522, Pl. 16 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Indian Ocean [actual is West Atlantic]. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (arangoi) [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (florealis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Laguna Grande, near Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (grandisquamis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 17581] Beaufort, North Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (humeralis) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (multicostatus) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Carolinas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (psittaculus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] America [Martinique Island, West Indies]. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Doderlein, 1887) [=Platyglossus bleekeri Steindachner [F.] & Döderlein [L.] 1887:275 [19], Halichoeres tremebundus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:639, Fig. 8] Notes: [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 53 (1. abth.); ref. 4249] Tokyo, Japan. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Döderlein 1887). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine. (tremebundus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1266); ref. 2514] Hiroshima, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bleekeri (Steindachner & Döderlein 1887). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch, 1791) [=Labrus brasiliensis Bloch [M. E.] 1791:125, Pl. 280, Halichoeres irideus Starks [E. C.] 1913:60, Pl. 8, Julis principis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:402] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Brazil. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Brazil. Habitat: marine. (irideus) [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series; ref. 4197] Rock pool at Natal, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (principis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres brownfieldi (Whitley, 1945) [=Choerojulis brownfieldi Whitley [G. P.] 1945:28, Fig. 13] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Garden Island, off Fremantle, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres brownfieldi (Whitley 1945). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres burekae Weaver & Rocha, 2007 [=Halichoeres burekae Weaver [D. C.] & Rocha [L. A.] 2007:800, Figs. 1-2, 4A] Notes: [Copeia 2007 (no. 4); ref. 29437] Stetson Bank, Gulf of Mexico, 28°10'N, 94°17.5'W, depth 24 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres burekae Weaver & Rocha 2007. Labridae. Distribution: Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres californica Gunther, 1861 [=Halichoeres californicus Günther [A.] 1861:386 [5]] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Monterey, California, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres californica (Günther 1861). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres caudalis (Poey, 1860) [=Julis caudalis Poey [F.] 1860:213] Notes: [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres caudalis (Poey 1860). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres chierchiae Di Caporiacco, 1948 [=Halichoeres chierchiae Di Caporiacco [L.] 1948:205, Fig. 3] Notes: [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia Yr. 23 [v. 2, N.S.]; ref. 721] Gulf of Panama, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres chierchiae Di Caporiacco 1948. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & Randall, 1995 [=Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter [R. H.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:110, Figs. 5-8] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 3-4) (1994); ref. 21618] Lagoon off Nagada Harbor, coral patch next to wreck of "Coral Queen", Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 28 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & Randall 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and New Britain. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch, 1791) [=Labrus chloropterus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:151, Pl. 288, Halichoeres bleekeri Günther [A.] 1861:386 [5], Julis (Halichoeres) cuvieri Bleeker [P.] 1847:160, Platyglossus guttulatus Macleay [W.] 1883:587, Labrus gymnocephalus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:251, Julis (Halichoeres) modestus Bleeker [P.] 1847:160] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Japan [actual probably Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (bleekeri) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cuvieri) [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 314] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (guttulatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 4); ref. 17586] New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gymnocephalus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (modestus) [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 314] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) [=Julis (Halichoeres) chrysotaenia Bleeker [P.] 1853:488] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres chrysotaenia (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and Java. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres chrysus Randall, 1981 [=Halichoeres chrysus Randall [J. E.] 1981:416, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 34 (no. 4) (for 1980); ref. 5542] Sandfly Passage, Florida Island, Solomon Islands, depth 7 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres chrysus Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Indian region to Marshall and Phoenix islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres claudia Randall & Rocha, 2009 [=Halichoeres claudia Randall [J. E.] & Rocha [L. A.] 2009:713, Figs. 8-13] Notes: [Zoological Studies v. 48 (no. 5); ref. 30520] Outside barrier reef 200 meters west of Tareu Pass, Moorea, Society Islands, depth 21 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres claudia Randall & Rocha 2009. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, Indonesia east to Line and Tuamotu islands, north to Philippines, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres cosmetus Randall & Smith, 1982 [=Halichoeres cosmetus Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 15, Pls. 6 (fig. C), 7 (figs. A-B)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] Reef front, northeastern side of Villingili Island, north Male Atoll, Maldives [Indian Ocean], depth 2-20 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres cosmetus Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Thailand and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791) [=Labrus cyanocephalus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:139, Pl. 286, Julis internasalis Poey [F.] 1861:421] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Haulover Cut, North Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A., depth 18-17 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (internasalis) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres dimidiatus (Agassiz, in Spix & Agassiz, 1831) [=Julis dimidiatus Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:96, Pl. 53] Notes: [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Atlantic off Brazil. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres dimidiatus (Agassiz 1831). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: French Guiana to Brazil. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres discolor Bussing, 1983 [=Halichoeres discolor Bussing [W. A.] 1983:19, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revista de Biología Tropical v. 31 (no. 1); ref. 8363] Bahía Weston, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, 5°33'21"N, 87°03'15"W, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres discolor Bussing 1983. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island. Habitat: marine. Species Halichoeres dispilus (Gunther, 1864) [=Platyglossus dispilus Günther [A.] 1864:25] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 26 Jan. 1864); ref. 5752] Pacific coast of Panama. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres dispilus (Günther 1864). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres erdmanni Randall & Allen, 2010 [=Halichoeres erdmanni Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 2010:283, Figs. 4-7] Notes: [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 58 (no. 2); ref. 30980] Fak Fak Peninsula, Ogar Island, east side, 2°39'S, 132°30'E, Berau Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, depth 8-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres erdmanni Randall & Allen 2010. Labridae. Distribution: Gulf of Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis garnoti Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:390, Julis cinctus Poey [F.] 1860:211, Pl. 13 (fig. 19), Iridio decoratus Bean [T. H.] 1906:29, Julis ruptus Poey [F.] 1860:212, Pl. 13 (fig. 20)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (cinctus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (decoratus) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Nonsuch Island, Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ruptus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor, 2016 [=Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor [B. C.] 2016:12, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 22; ref. 34530] Grand Bay, Maritius, depth 12-22 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres gurrobyi Victor 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Maritius, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) [=Julis (Halichoeres) hartzfeldii Bleeker [P.] 1852:563, Labrichthys nudigena De Vis [C. W.] 1885:881] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 16834] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker 1852). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Indian Region to Micronesia and Samoa, south to Australia and New Caledonia, north to Japan, mainland China, South China Sea and Taiwan. Habitat: marine. (nudigena) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres hartzfeldii (Bleeker 1852). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres hilomeni Randall & Allen, 2010 [=Halichoeres hilomeni Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 2010:286, Figs. 8-12] Notes: [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 58 (no. 2); ref. 30980] Dibuluan Island, Bacuit Bay, southern end, 12.8 kilometers south of town of El Nido, 11°04.320'N, 119°22.301'E, Palawan Province, Philippines, depth 1-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres hilomeni Randall & Allen 2010. Labridae. Distribution: Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus hortulanus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:449, 518, Pl. 29 (fig. 2), Labrus centiquadrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:437, 493, 499, Julis corbis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:435, Sparus decussatus Bennett [J. W.] 1829:unnum. p., Pl. 14, Halichoeres eximius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:16, Pl. 5 (fig. 1), Julis (Halichoeres) notophthalmus Bleeker [P.] 1847:158, Tautoga notophthalmus Bleeker [P.] 1856:53, Julis semidecorata Lesson [R. P.] 1828:403] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand Océan équatorial [Indo-West Pacific]. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (centiquadrus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Madagascar; Mauritius; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (corbis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (decussatus) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Southern coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (eximius) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Southern Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (notophthalmus B47) [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 314] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (notophthalmus B56) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (semidecorata) [Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle Paris v. 4; ref. 2775] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres inornata (Gilbert, 1890) [=Pseudojulis inornatus Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:67, Halichoeres raisneri Baldwin [C. C.] & McCosker [J. E.] 2001:93, Figs. 4-5] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off Baja California, Mexico, 22°52'N, 109°55'W [22°87'N, 109°92°W], Albatross station 2829, depth 31 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres inornata (Gilbert 1890). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (raisneri) [Revista de Biología Tropical v. 49 (Suppl. 1); ref. 25779] Southwestern Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, 01°23.2'N, 91°48.6'W, depth 115 meters. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres inornata (Gilbert 1890). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres insularis Allen & Robertson, 1992 [=Halichoeres insularis Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 1992:51, Figs. 5-6] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 19 (nos 1-2); ref. 19541] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, about 18°48'N, 111°02'W, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres insularis Allen & Robertson 1992. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres iridis Randall & Smith, 1982 [=Halichoeres iridis Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 17, Pl. 7 (figs. C-E)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] Medine, about 1 mile north of Flic en Flac, west coast off La Fouche, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres iridis Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa to Seychelles, Madagascar, western Mascarenes and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres kallochroma (Bleeker, 1853) [=Julis (Halichoeres) kallochroma Bleeker [P.] 1853:289] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres kallochroma (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres kneri Bleeker, 1862 [=Halichoeres kneri Bleeker [P.] 1862:307] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 13; ref. 16995] Karangbollong, Java; Singapore; Bangka; Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres kneri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malay Peninsula to western Indonesia north to the Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands and Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres lamarii (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis lamarii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:481] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres lamarii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: East Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes and Seychelles east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres lapillus Smith, 1947 [=Halichoeres lapillus Smith [J. L. B.] 1947:801] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 13 (no. 108) (art. 77); ref. 4073] Inhaca Island, Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres lapillus Smith 1947. Labridae. Distribution: Oman, East Africa and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to Madagascar and western Mascarenes. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres leptotaenia Randall & Earle, 1994 [=Halichoeres leptotaenia Randall [J. E.] & Earle [J. L.] 1994:288, Pls. 1-3] Notes: [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 14; ref. 21642] South end of Goat Island (Jazirat al-Ghanam), Musandam, Persian Gulf, Oman, 26°20'22"N, 56°20'48"E, depth 12-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres leptotaenia Randall & Earle 1994. Labridae. Distribution: Persian Gulf, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres leucoxanthus Randall & Smith, 1982 [=Halichoeres leucoxanthus Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 20, Pl. 8 (figs. C-D)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] Eastern end of Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres leucoxanthus Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-Western Pacific: Christmas Island, Maldives to Andaman Sea and Myanmar and western Thailand, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum, 1792) [=Labrus leucurus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:249, Julis (Halichoeres) kallopisos Bleeker [P.] 1853:348, Anampses moniliger Cuvier [G.] in Guérin-Méneville 1828:no page number, Livraison 13, Labrus purpurescens Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:262, Julis (Halichoeres) temminckii Bleeker [P.] 1853:491] Notes: [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indonesia east to Palau and Solomon Islands, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine. (kallopisos) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5117] Ambon Island, Moluccs Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (moniliger) [Planches de Seba v. 3; ref. 29508] Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (purpurescens) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (temminckii) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres maculipinna (Muller & Troschel, in Schomburgk, 1848) [=Julis maculipinna Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:674 [18], Iridio frenatus Nichols [J. T.] 1920:61, Iridio meyeri Bean [T. H.] 1906:29, Iridio microstomus Bean [T. H.] 1906:30, Iridio similis Nichols [J. T.] 1920:61] Notes: [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel 1848). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (frenatus) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 33; ref. 3173] Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel 1848). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (meyeri) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Nonsuch Island, Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel 1848). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (microstomus) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Nonsuch Island, Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel 1848). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (similis) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 33; ref. 3173] Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel 1848). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres malpelo Allen & Robertson, 1992 [=Halichoeres malpelo Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 1992:47, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 19 (nos 1-2); ref. 19541] Malpelo Island, eastern Pacific, west of Colombia, about 4°00'N, 81°31'W, depth 10 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres malpelo Allen & Robertson 1992. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Malpelo Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis margaritaceus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:484, Halichoeres daedalma Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:301, Pl. 47 (fig. 2), Platyglossus equinus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:885, Julis (Halichoeres) harloffii Bleeker [P.] 1847:159, Halichoeres nafae Tanaka [S.] 1908:36, Pl. 2 (fig. 3), Platyglossus opercularis Günther [A.] 1862:148, Julis poecila Lay [G. T.] & Bennett [E. T.] 1839:66, Pl. 19 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands and northwestern Australia east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec islands, Tonga and Gambier Islands. Habitat: marine. (daedalma) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (equinus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (harloffii) [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 314] Pagotang, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nafae) [Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo v. 23 (art. 7); ref. 6032] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (opercularis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Fiji Islands; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (poecila) [The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; ref. 2730] Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres marginatus Ruppell, 1835 [=Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:16, Julis annularis Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:482, Halichoeres ianthinus Fourmanoir [P.] 1955:217, Platyglossus metager Day [F.] (ex Tickell) 1888:802, Julis notopsis Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:485, Julis (Halichoeres) phaiopus Bleeker [P.] 1853:291, Halichoeres virescens Fourmanoir [P.] & Guézé [P.] 1961:13] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Al Muwaylih, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman east to French Polynesia and Pitcairn Island. East Indian region, to Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia, north to Japan (but possibly restricted to the Red Sea). Habitat: marine. (annularis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ianthinus) [Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. Série A, Biologie Animale v. 9; ref. 12271] Domoni, Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (metager) [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Saddle Island, off Kyoukphyoo, Arracan, Myanmar. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (notopsis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (phaiopus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Cauer, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (virescens) [Publications de l'Institut de Recherche Scientifique de Madagascar.; ref. 19993] Pointe-des-Galets fish market, Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & Bean, 1928 [=Halichoeres melanochir Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:264, Pl. 25] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Lampinigan Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & Bean 1928. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia, Northern Australia, East Indian region, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands and Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres melanotis (Gilbert, 1890) [=Pseudojulis melanotis Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:66] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Gulf of California, Mexico, 24°22'15"N, 110°19'15"W, Albatross station 2825, depth 7 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres melanotis (Gilbert 1890). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851) [=Julis (Halichoeres) melanurus Bleeker [P.] 1851:251, Platyglossus floscorallis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:299, Pl. 46 (fig. 2), Julis (Halichoeres) hoevenii Bleeker [P.] 1851:250] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Indian region to Micronesia and Samoa, south to Australia and Norfolk Island, north to Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine. (floscorallis) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hoevenii) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres melas Randall & Earle, 1994 [=Halichoeres melas Randall [J. E.] & Earle [J. L.] 1994:296, Pl. 8] Notes: [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 14; ref. 21642] Reef on west side of Sawda Island, Al Halaniyat (Kuria Muria Islands), southern Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 10 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres melas Randall & Earle 1994. Labridae. Distribution: Arabian Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall, 1981 [=Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall [J. E.] 1981:421, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 34 (no. 4) (for 1980); ref. 5542] Reef on northern side off Gannet Ridge, Pitcairn Island, depth 40-44 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, eastern Indonesia, Philippines to French Polynesia and Pitcairn Island, south to Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis miniatus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:460, Halichoeres annulatus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:535, Pl. 20 (upper fig.), Pseudojulis murrayensis De Vis [C. W.] 1885:882] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malay Peninsula to Philippines and Solomon Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia, north to Japan. Habitat: marine. (annulatus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (murrayensis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Murray Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis nebulosus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:461, Pseudojulis maculifer Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:35, Julis (Halichoeres) pseudominiatus Bleeker [P.] 1856:62, Julis (Halichoeres) reichei Bleeker [P.] 1857:43] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mumbai, India. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Papua New Guinea and Palau, north to southern Japan, south to Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (maculifer) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reports and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pseudominiatus) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Manado, northern Sulawesi Kupang, Timor, western Timor; Priaman, western Sumatra. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (reichei) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 9); ref. 359] Trussan, western Sumatra, Indonesia; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Kajeli, Buro Island, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) [=Platyglossus nicholsi Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:231, Halichoeres macgregori Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:145, Pl. 23 (fig. 45), Julidio maculosus Clark [H. W.] 1936:390, Halichoeres sellifer Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:67, Halichoeres stictus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:336, Figs. 230-231, Halichoeres stigmasepia Fowler [H. W.] 1944:336, Fig. 228] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 221); ref. 18348] Braithwaite Bay, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (macgregori) [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences v. 4; ref. 1639] Rock pool, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maculosus) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 29); ref. 839] Conway Bay, Indefatigable Island [Santa Cruz], Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sellifer) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (stictus) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] James Bay, James Island [San Salvador Island], Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (stigmasepia) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Post Office Bay, Santa María Island [Charles Island], Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Labrus nigrescens Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:263, Platyglossus amabilis De Vis [C. W.] 1885:885, Labrus baccatus Marion de Procé [P.-M.] 1822:132, Platyglossus dayi Steindachner [F.] 1870:567, Halichoeres dianthus Smith [J. L. B.] 1947:802, Platyglossus (Leptojulis) dubius Steindachner [F.] 1864:37, Julis dussumieri Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:478, Pl. 387, Julis exornatus Richardson [J.] 1846:258, Platyglossus immaculatus Macleay [W.] 1878:362, Pl. 10 (fig. 1), Julis (Halichoeres) javanicus Bleeker [P.] 1857:341, Halichoeres leucostigma Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:299, Pl. 40, Platyglossus maculatus Jatzow [R.] & Lenz [H.] 1898:520, Pl. 36 (fig. 16), Labrus mola Cuvier [G.] 1829:258, Platyglossus ransonneti Steindachner [F.] 1870:567, Platyglossus roseus Day [F.] 1888:264] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Persian Gulf to Indonesia, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine. (amabilis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Murray Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (baccatus) [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 9] (for 1822); ref. 17601] Manila Bay, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dayi) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 60 (1. Abth.) (no. 3); ref. 18770] Singapore. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dianthus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 13 (no. 108) (art. 77); ref. 4073] Inhaca Island, Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dubius) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 1 (no. 5); ref. 21705] Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dussumieri) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Malabar, India. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (exornatus) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Hong Kong; Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (immaculatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (javanicus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 16868] Karangbollong [Karang-Bollong Bay, on northeastern tip of Nusa Kambangan Island, 4.5 kilometers southeast to Cilacap, Jawa Tengah Province, Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, ca. 7°45'34''S, 109°02'32''E]. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (leucostigma) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Pujada Bay, Mindanao, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maculatus) [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft v. 21; ref. 14685] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mola) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality [India]. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ransonneti) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 60 (1. Abth.) (no. 3); ref. 18770] Singapore. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (roseus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 1 May 1888); ref. 14480] Karachi, Pakistan. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Halichoeres notospilus (Gunther, 1864) [=Pseudojulis notospilus Günther [A.] 1864:26] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 26 Jan. 1864); ref. 5752] Pacific coast of Panama. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres notospilus (Günther 1864). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Halichoeres orientalis Randall, 1999 [=Halichoeres orientalis Randall [J. E.] 1999:295, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Zoological Studies v. 38 (no. 3); ref. 24158] Off east side of Sesoki Island, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, depth meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres orientalis Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres ornatissimus (Garrett, 1863) [=Julis ornatissimus Garrett [A.] 1863:63, Halichoeres iridescens Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:47, Fig. 2, Halichoeres lao Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:48, Fig. 3] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 3; ref. 13928] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres ornatissimus (Garrett 1863). Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands [ref. 30520]. Habitat: marine. (iridescens) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres ornatissimus (Garrett 1863). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lao) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres ornatissimus (Garrett 1863). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres pallidus Kuiter & Randall, 1995 [=Halichoeres pallidus Kuiter [R. H.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:116, Figs. 13-16] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 3-4) (1994); ref. 21618] Steep slope, Gunung Api Island, 6°38'S, 126°40'E, Indonesia, depth 160 feet. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres pallidus Kuiter & Randall 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Eastern Indonesia, Palau, Phoenix Islands and Line Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis papilionaceus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:484, Julis (Halichoeres) dieschismenacanthoides Bleeker [P.] 1853:121, Julis (Halichoeres) dieschismenacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1852:645, Platyglossus (Halichoeres) doleschalli Steindachner [F.] 1863:1190, Pl. 2 (fig. 2), Julis (Halichoeres) schwarzii Bleeker [P.] 1847:159] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine. (dieschismenacanthoides) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 16900] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dieschismenacanthus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 16830] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (doleschalli) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 13; ref. 18752] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (schwarzii) [Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 314] Sumanap, eastern Madura, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres pardaleocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) [=Julis (Halichoeres) pardaleocephalus Bleeker [P.] 1849:8] Notes: [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres pardaleocephalus (Bleeker 1849). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Southern India and Indonesia (Sumatra to BaIi). Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres pelicieri Randall & Smith, 1982 [=Halichoeres pelicieri Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 12, Pls. 5 (figs. C-D), 6 (figs. A-B)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] Cannonier's Point, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres pelicieri Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mauritius and Réunion Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres penrosei Starks, 1913 [=Halichoeres penrosei Starks [E. C.] 1913:59, Pl. 7] Notes: [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series; ref. 4197] Tide pool at Natal, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres penrosei Starks 1913. Labridae. Distribution: Brazil, including Trindade Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres pictus (Poey, 1860) [=Julis pictus Poey [F.] 1860:214] Notes: [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres pictus (Poey 1860). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres podostigma (Bleeker, 1854) [=Julis (Halichoeres) podostigma Bleeker [P.] 1854:332] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 343] Larantuka, Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres podostigma (Bleeker 1854). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Sabah and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner, 1867) [=Platyglossus poeyi Steindachner [F.] 1867:355 [49], Iridio kirschii Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:1598] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56 (1. Abth.); ref. 14188] Suriname. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner 1867). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (kirschii) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2444] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner 1867). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker, 1853) [=Julis (Halichoeres) prosopeion Bleeker [P.] 1853:347] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5117] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres prosopeion (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Indian region to Samoa, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus radiatus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:288, Julis crotaphus Cuvier [G.] (ex Parra) 1829:258, Julis cyanostigma Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:391, Iridio elegans Bean [T. H.] 1906:30, Fig. 6, Julis opalina Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:392, Julis patatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:398, Halichoeres irideus torquatus Parr [A. E.] 1930:84, Fig. 20] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Bahamas. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (crotaphus) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality [Havana Cuba]. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanostigma) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (elegans) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Castle Harbor at Nonsuch Island and Cooper's Island, Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (opalina) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (patatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (torquatus) [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (art. 4); ref. 3370] Rum Cay, Bahamas. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres richmondi Fowler & Bean, 1928 [=Halichoeres richmondi Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:263, Pl. 24] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Inamucan Bay, Mindanao, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres richmondi Fowler & Bean 1928. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia east to Marshall and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres rubricephalus Kuiter & Randall, 1995 [=Halichoeres rubricephalus Kuiter [R. H.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:113, Figs. 9-12] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 3-4) (1994); ref. 21618] Wair Bleler reef, Flores, Indonesia, 8°36'10"S, 122°25'30"E, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres rubricephalus Kuiter & Randall 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres rubrovirens Rocha et al., 2010 [=Halichoeres rubrovirens Rocha [L. A.], Pinheiro [H. T.] & Gasparini [J. L.] 2010:23, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2422; ref. 30767] Calhetas Reef, 20°30'18"S, 29°18'30"W, Trindade Island, Brazil, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres rubrovirens Rocha, Pinheiro & Gasparini 2010. Labridae. Distribution: Brazil. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres salmofasciatus Allen & Robertson, 2002 [=Halichoeres salmofasciatus Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 2002:67, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 26621] Chatham Bay, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, about 50°33'N, 87°03'W. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres salmofasciatus Allen & Robertson 2002. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Isla del Coco. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres sazimai Luiz et al., 2009 [=Halichoeres sazimai Luiz [O. J., Jr.], Ferreira [C. E. L.] & Rocha [L. A.] 2009:38, Figs. 1, 2C-D, 3A-B, 4-6] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2092; ref. 30311] Ilha de Cabo Frio, Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil, 23°44'S, 42°00'W, depth 23 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres sazimai Luiz, Ferreira & Rocha 2009. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: coasts of Brazil. Habitat: marine. Species Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1832) [=Julis scapularis Bennett [E. T.] 1832:167, Platyglossus alternans Cartier [O.] 1874:104, Halichoeres coeruleovittatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:14, Pl. 4 (fig. 1), Halichoeres cymatogrammus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:786, Fig. 8, Julis elegans Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:467, Julis leschenaulti Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:453, Platyglossus (Guentheria) pagenstecheri Kossmann [R.] & Räuber [H.] 1877:407, Pl. 3 (fig. 5), Julis (Halichoeres) phaiotaenia Bleeker [P.] 1855:322, Pseudojulis ziczac De Vis [C. W.] 1885:882] Notes: [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (alternans) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cebu and Panglao, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coeruleovittatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cymatogrammus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Southern Negros, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (elegans) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (leschenaulti) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pagenstecheri) [Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg. v. 1; ref. 18432] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (phaiotaenia) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 348] Batu Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ziczac) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Murray Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859) [=Julis semicinctus Ayres [W. O.] 1859:32, Pseudojulis venustus Jenkins [O. P.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1889:145] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 2 (1858-1862); ref. 155] Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres 1859). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (venustus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 698); ref. 2342] Guaymas, Sonora, western Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres 1859). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres signifer Randall & Earle, 1994 [=Halichoeres signifer Randall [J. E.] & Earle [J. L.] 1994:292, Pls. 5-7] Notes: [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 14; ref. 21642] East side of Masirah Island, central coast of Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres signifer Randall & Earle 1994. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres socialis Randall & Lobel, 2003 [=Halichoeres socialis Randall [J. E.] & Lobel [P. S.] 2003:125, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Copeia 2003 (no. 1); ref. 26689] Tunicate Cove, Pelican Cays, about 16°40'N, 88°10'E, Belize, depth 1-5 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres socialis Randall & Lobel 2003. Labridae. Distribution: Off Belize, western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres solorensis (Bleeker, 1853) [=Julis (Halichoeres) solorensis Bleeker [P.] 1853:86, Julis (Halichoeres) amboinensis Bleeker [P.] 1856:55] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres solorensis (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia, east to the Philippines and New Guinea. Habitat: marine. (amboinensis) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres solorensis (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres stigmaticus Randall & Smith, 1982 [=Halichoeres stigmaticus Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 7, Pl. 3 (figs. A-B)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] About 4 miles east of Muharrak Island, Bahrain, Persian Gulf, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres stigmaticus Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres tenuispinis (Gunther, 1862) [=Platyglossus tenuispinis Günther [A.] 1862:161, Artisia festiva de Beaufort [L. F.] 1939:17, Fig. 2] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Seas of China. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres tenuispinis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (festiva) [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 27; ref. 237] Amoy [Xiamen] harbor, China. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres tenuispinis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres timorensis (Bleeker, 1852) [=Julis (Halichoeres) timorensis Bleeker [P.] 1852:171, Julis (Halichoeres) kawarin Bleeker [P.] 1852:172] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16835] Kupang, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres timorensis (Bleeker 1852). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldive Islands, Sri Lanka, Andaman Sea, Indonesian Archipelago to West Papua and Aru Islands, east to New Guinea. Habitat: marine. (kawarin) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16835] Kupang, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres timorensis (Bleeker 1852). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) [=Julis trimaculata Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:705, Pl. 20 (fig. 2), Julis auritus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:486, Julis (Halichoeres) spilurus Bleeker [P.] 1851:252, Guntheria vestalis Whitley [G. P.] 1958:37, Platyglossus vicinus Günther [A.] 1909:267, Pl. 142 (fig. C)] Notes: [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands to Line Islands and Tuamotu islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia, north to Japan. Habitat: marine. (auritus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific, ca. 7°22'N, 143°54'E. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (spilurus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vestalis) [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1956-57; ref. 4728] Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vicinus) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 6 (no. 16); ref. 14377] Kingsmill Islands [= Gilbert Islands]. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres trimaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres trispilus Randall & Smith, 1982 [=Halichoeres trispilus Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 18, Pl. 8 (figs. A-B)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] Lagoon reef, Villingili Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, western Indian Ocean, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres trispilus Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes), Maldives, Chagos Archipelago to Andaman Sea and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres vroloikii (Bleeker, 1855) [=Julis (Halichoeres) vrolikii Bleeker [P.] 1855:323, Halichoeres desmogenys Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:276, Pls. 28-29, Platyglossus ubayensis Cartier [O.] 1874:104] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 348] Batu Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres vrolikii (Bleeker 1855). Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia to Philippines. Habitat: marine. (desmogenys) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Dupon Port, Leyte Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres vrolikii (Bleeker 1855). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ubayensis) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Ubay, Bohol, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres vrolikii (Bleeker 1855). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett, 1833) [=Julis zeylonicus Bennett [E. T.] 1833:183, Halichoeres bimaculatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:17, Pl. 5 (fig. 2), Julis (Julis) girardi Bleeker [P.] 1858:168] Notes: [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1832 (pt 2); ref. 16789] Sri Lanka. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett 1833). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa and Madagascar east to western Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (bimaculatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett 1833). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (girardi) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 16982] Boleling, Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett 1833). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Halichoeres zulu Randall & King, 2010 [=Halichoeres zulu Randall [J. E.] & King [D. R.] 2010:19, Fig. 1; Pl. 1A, G-J] Notes: [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 11; ref. 30743] Off Umhlanga Rocks, 29°43'31.775"S, 31°05'23.02"E, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 1 meter. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres zulu Randall & King 2010. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: eastern South Africa, expected in Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Hemigymnus Gunther, 1861 [=Hemigymnus Günther [A.] 1861:386, Cheilolabrus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:345] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Masc. Mullus fasciatus Thunberg 1795. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation found that of Jordan 1919:308 [ref. 4904]. Type not Mullus fasciatus White 1790 (an apogonid). •Valid as Hemigymnus Günther 1861 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:205 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:696 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:25 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1394 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:355 [ref. 35285], Randall 2013:2 [ref. 32519], Fricke et al. 2018:285 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:17 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Hemigymnus Günther 1861. Labridae. (Cheilolabrus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Masc. Cheilolabrus magnilabris Alleyne & Macleay 1877. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hemigymnus Günther 1861 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:25 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus Günther 1861. Labridae.

Species Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) [=Labrus fasciatus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:6, Pl. 290, Thalassoma bilateralis von Bonde [C.] 1934:454, Pl. 23 (fig. 7), Mullus fasciatus Thunberg [C. P.] 1795:351, Pl. 3, Labrus fuliginosus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:437, 493, Pl. 22 (fig. 3), Tautoga leucomos Bleeker [P.] 1858:239, Labrus malapteronotus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:450, 518, Pl. 31 (fig. 1), Sparus meaco Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:54, 160, Tautoga mertensii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:308, Scarus quinquefasciatus Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 23, Sparus zonatus Shaw [G.] 1803:452, Sparus zonephorus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:51, 155] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Japan. Current status: Valid as Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (bilateralis) [Annals of the Natal Museum. v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 16466] Zanzibar fish market, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fasciatus) [Resa uti Europa, Africa, Asia; ref. 20238] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuliginosus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (leucomos) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (malapteronotus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (meaco) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mertensii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Caroline Islands. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (quinquefasciatus) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (zonatus) [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (zonephorus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) [=Labrus melapterus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:137, Pl. 285, Julis beraber Montrouzier [X.] 1857:474 [196], Labrichthys bicolor Day [F.] 1871:696 [20], Julis boryii Lesson [R. P.] 1830:(141), Poissons Pl. 36, Tautoga dimidiatus Bleeker [P.] 1849:18, Cheilolabrus magnilabris Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:345, Pl. 16 (fig. 2), Labrus malapterus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:29, Pl. 296 (fig. 2), Labrus melampterus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:247, Labrus melanopterus Forster [J. R.] 1795:15, Sparus melanopterus Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1804:no page number, Pl. 652, Sparus niger Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:50, 152] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Japan. Current status: Valid as Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (beraber) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bicolor) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 3); ref. 1078] Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (boryii) [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Bay of Matavai, Tahiti. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dimidiatus) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [3]; ref. 317] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (magnilabris) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Erub [= Darnley] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (malapterus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. (melampterus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. (melanopterus F) [Zoologia Indica, sistens descriptiones animalium selectorum; ref. 18091] India. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanopterus S) [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (niger) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Japan. Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:90 [ref. 20898]. Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hemigymnus sexfasciatus (Ruppell, 1835) [=Halichoeres sexfasciatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:18, Pl. 5 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Current status: Valid as Hemigymnus sexfasciatus (Rüppell 1835). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (Red Sea endemic). Habitat: marine.

GENUS Hologymnosus Lacepede, 1801 [=Hologymnosus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:556] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Masc. Hologymnosus fasciatus Lacepède 1801. Type by monotypy. Spelled Hologymnos by Duméril 1806 (not investigated). •Valid as Hologymnosus Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1982 [ref. 5448], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:210 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:697 [ref. 5706], Randall & Yamakawa 1988 [ref. 6410], Parenti & Randall 2000:25 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3387 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1395 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:328 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:286 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Hologymnosus Lacepède 1801. Labridae.

Species Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus annulatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:455, 526, Pl. 28 (fig. 3), Coris elongata Günther [A.] 1862:201, Labrus semidiscus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:429, 473, Pl. 6 (fig. 2), Coris semipartita Günther [A.] 1862:203] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Pitcairn, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (elongata) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu. Current status: Synonym of Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (semidiscus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand golfe de l'Inde [Indian Ocean]. Current status: Synonym of Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (semipartita) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Mauritius [with ?]. Current status: Synonym of Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus doliatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:429, 473, Pl. 6 (fig. 3), Julis annulatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:501, Pl. 388, Hologymnosus fasciatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:556, 557, Pl. 1 (fig. 3), Julis laportei Liénard [E.] 1845:113, Julis (Julis) oxyrhynchos Bleeker [P.] 1857:74, Julis rosea Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:709, Pl. 15 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Pitcairn, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (annulatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Maritius; Seychelles. Current status: Synonym of Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fasciatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Indo-Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (laportei) [Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux v. 14 (art. 5); ref. 19705] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (oxyrhynchos) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 16866] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rosea) [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hologymnosus longipes (Gunther, 1862) [=Coris longipes Günther [A.] 1862:204] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu. Current status: Valid as Hologymnosus longipes (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Hologymnosus rhodonotus Randall & Yamakawa, 1988 [=Hologymnosus rhodonotus Randall [J. E.] & Yamakawa [T.] 1988:26, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 6410] Naha fish market, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Hologymnosus rhodonotus Randall & Yamakawa 1988. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Western Australia and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Iniistius Gill, 1862 [=Iniistius Gill [T. N.] 1862:143, Duohemipteronotus (subgenus of Hemipteronotus) Fowler [H. W.] 1956:281] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Masc. Xyrichthys pavo Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated by Gill's style of one species in parentheses in key. •Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814 -- (Randall 1986:705 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Iniistius Gill 1962 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Randall & Earle 2002:391 [ref. 26445], Randall et al. 2002:93 [ref. 26622], Randall & Lobel 2003:972 [ref. 27563], Randall & Earle 2004:39 [ref. 27618], Allen et al. 2006:1396 [ref. 29095], Randall 2007:9 [ref. 29193], Randall et al. 2008:149 [ref. 29753], Randall & Jonsson 2008:179 [ref. 31037], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Akhilesh et al. 2012:1[ref. 32173], Randall 2013:10 [ref. 32688], Motomura et al. 2017:184 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:286 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:18 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius Gill 1862. Labridae. (Duohemipteronotus) [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 9 (no. 3 & 4); ref. 1469] Masc. Hemipteronotus evides Jordan & Richardson 1909. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius Gill 1862 -- (Randall & Earle 2002:391 [ref. 26445], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius Gill 1862. Labridae.

Species Iniistius aneitensis (Gunther, 1862) [=Novacula aneitensis Günther [A.] 1862:176, Hemipteronotus liogenys Fowler [H. W.] 1904:539, Pl. 20 (lower fig.), Xyrichthys niveilatus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:194] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Iniistius aneitensis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Zanzibar (Tanzania), Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (liogenys) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius aneitensis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (niveilatus) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius aneitensis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius auropunctatus Randall et al., 2002 [=Iniistius auropunctatus Randall [J. E.], Earle [J. L.] & Robertson [D. R.] 2002:94, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Cybium v. 26 (no. 2); ref. 26622] Ua Pou, bay on north side, west side of bay, Marquesas Islands, depth 16 meters. Current status: Valid as Iniistius auropunctatus Randall, Earle & Robertson 2002. Labridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius baldwini (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) [=Hemipteronotus baldwini Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:192, Hemipteronotus jenkinsi Snyder [J. O.] 1904:530, Pl. 10 (fig. 19)] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Iniistius baldwini (Jordan & Evermann 1903). Labridae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, New Guinea, American Samoa, Line Islands, Hawaiian Islands. Red Sea removed. Habitat: marine. (jenkinsi) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Puako Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius baldwini (Jordan & Evermann 1903). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius bimaculatus (Ruppell, 1829) [=Xyrichthys bimaculatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:43, Pl. 10 (fig. 2), Hemipteronotus hypospilus Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1960:150, Fig. 97, Novacula punctulata Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:73] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Bay of Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi and Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (hypospilus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Makasser Market, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (punctulata) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mumbai, India. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius brevipinnis Randall, 2013 [=Iniistius brevipinnis Randall [J. E.] 2013:10, Fig. 6] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 7; ref. 32688] Eastern Cape, off Port Edwards, 31°06.463'S, 30°14.657'E, South Africa, depth 46 meters. Current status: Valid as Iniistius brevipinnis Randall 2013. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius celebricus (Bleeker, 1856) [=Novacula celebica Bleeker [P.] 1856:61] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Iniistius celebicus (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Western and Central Pacific: Indonesia east to Hawaiian Islands and Cook Islands, south to Middleton Reef, Chesterfield Islands and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) [=Xyrichthys cyanifrons Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:46, Novacula rufa Day [F.] 1873:238] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Puducherry, India. Current status: Valid as Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: India. Habitat: marine. (rufa) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 4 Mar. 1873); ref. 18824] Madras, India. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius dea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) [=Xirichthys dea Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:171, Pl. 87, Xyrichthys margaritatus Fourmanoir [P.] 1967:267, Fig. 1] Notes: [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Seas of Japan. Current status: Valid as Iniistius dea (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, South China Sea, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands and Japan. Habitat: marine. (margaritatus) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 39 (no. 2); ref. 7961] Vietnam. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius dea (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius evides (Jordan & Richardson, 1909) [=Hemipteronotus evides Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.] 1909:196, Pl. 72, Hemipteronotus maculosus Fourmanoir [P.] 1967:268, Fig. 2] Notes: [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 4 (no. 4); ref. 2493] Kaohsiung [Takao], Taiwan. Current status: Valid as Iniistius evides (Jordan & Richardson 1909). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: China, Japan and Taiwan to Peninsular Malaysia. Habitat: marine. (maculosus) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 39 (no. 2); ref. 7961] Vietnam. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius evides (Jordan & Richardson 1909). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius geisha (Araga & Yoshino, 1986) [=Xyrichtys geisha Araga [C.] & Yoshino [T.] 1986:75, Fig. 1] Notes: [Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory v. 31 (nos 1-2) (art. 5); ref. 8115] Outer margin of Okinawa trough, Japan, depth about 100 meters (from Itoman fish market). Current status: Valid as Iniistius geisha (Araga & Yoshino 1986). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius griffithsi Randall, 2007 [=Iniistius griffithsi Randall [J. E.] 2007:10, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 7; ref. 29193] South coast of Mauritius, 0.5 kilometers south of mouth of Riviére des Anguilles, about 1 kilometer offshore from point at 20°31.2'S, 57°33'E, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 120 meters. Current status: Valid as Iniistius griffithsi Randall 2007. Labridae. Distribution: Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes); probably Christmas Island (eastern Indian Ocean). Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius jacksonensis (Ramsay, 1881) [=Novacula jacksonensis Ramsay [E. P.] 1881:198] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 18590] Manly Beach, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Iniistius jacksonensis (Ramsay 1881). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker, 1857) [=Novacula melanopus Bleeker [P.] 1857:82] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker 1857). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Mariana Islands, north to the Philippines, Ryukyu Islands and Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius naevus Allen & Erdmann, 2012 [=Iniistius naevus Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2012:1142, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] South Sentinel Island, 10°58.391'N, 92°13.523'E, Andaman Islands. Current status: Valid as Iniistius naevus Allen & Erdmann 2012. Labridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Amirantes; Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840) [=Xyrichthys pavo Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:61, Pl. 394, Iniistius cacatua Waite [E. R.] 1901:41, Pl. 7, Novacula (Xirichthys) carneoflava Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1877:843, Novacula immaculata Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:75, Iniistius leucozonus Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:54, Fig. 11, Iniistius mundicorpus Gill [T. N.] 1862:145, Novacula (Iniistius) nigra Steindachner [F.] 1900:176, Xyrichthys panamensis Fowler [H. W.] 1944:267, Fig. 234, Xyrichthys pavoninus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:63, Xyrichthys puniceus Richardson [J.] 1846:261, Novacula temporalis Regan [C. T.] 1905:392, Pl. 6 (fig. 3), Novacula tessellata Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:74, Novacula tetrazona Bleeker [P.] 1858:169, Iniistius verater Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:55, Fig. 12] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, East Africa and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Mexico (eastern Pacific), north to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands and Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and Society Islands; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine. (cacatua) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 4; ref. 14772] Lord Howe Island, 31°33'S, 159°05'E, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (carneoflava) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876; ref. 3454] Dana Island [? Fiji]. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (immaculata) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (leucozonus) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mundicorpus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nigra) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 37 (no. 16) (for 21 June 1900); ref. 20498] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (panamensis) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Ensenada Honda, Pedro Gonzalez, Perlas Islands, Panama. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pavoninus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (puniceus) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (temporalis) [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 13; ref. 15384] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tessellata) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tetrazona) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 16982] Boleling, Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (verater) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Coryphaena pentadactyla Linnaeus [C.] 1758:261, Xirichthys cyanirostris Guérin-Méneville [F. E.] 1829-38:27, Pl. 43 (fig. 3), Hemipteronotus gmelini Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:214, 218, Hemipteronotus quinquemaculatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:214, 215, Novacula sexmaculata Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:72, Xyrichthys virens Valenciennes [A.] (ex Parkinson) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:47] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] In India [erroneous, is Indonesia]. Current status: Valid as Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Philippines, north to Taiwan, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine. (cyanirostris) [Iconographie du Règne animal de G. Cuvier IV, Poissons; ref. 18162] Puducherry, India. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gmelini) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mers d'Asie [Seas of Asia]. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (quinquemaculatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] China; Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sexmaculata) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mumbai, India. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (virens) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius spilonotus (Bleeker, 1857) [=Novacula spilonotus Bleeker [P.] 1857:83] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Iniistius spilonotus (Bleeker 1857). Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia and Moluccas to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius trivittatus (Randall & Cornish, 2000) [=Xyrichtys trivittatus Randall [J. E.] & Cornish [A. S.] 2000:19, Fig. 1] Notes: [Zoological Studies v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 24435] Lamma Island, west side, Ha Mei Wan, Hong Kong (from fisherman). Current status: Valid as Iniistius trivittatus (Randall & Cornish 2000). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius twistii (Bleeker, 1856) [=Novacula twistii Bleeker [P.] 1856:381, Hemipteronotus nigromaculatus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1933:20] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 10; ref. 16853] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India to Andaman Islands, Indonesia and north to Japan. Habitat: marine. (nigromaculatus) [Copeia 1933 (no. 1); ref. 2106] Jolo, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius umbrilatus (Jenkins, 1901) [=Hemipteronotus umbrilatus Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:53, Fig. 10] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Iniistius umbrilatus (Jenkins 1901). Labridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) [=Hemipteronotus verrens Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1902:354, Fig. 22, Hemipteronotus caeruleopunctatus Yu [M.-J.] 1968:129, Fig. 54] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1289); ref. 2447] Keelung [Keerun], northern Taiwan. Current status: Valid as Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann 1902). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (caeruleopunctatus) [Biological Bulletin Department of Biology College of Science Tunghai University Ichthyol. Ser. No. 4; ref. 19775] Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Current status: Synonym of Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann 1902). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Labrichthys Bleeker, 1854 [=Labrichthys Bleeker [P.] 1854:331, Thysanocheilus Kner [R.] 1864:185] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 343] Masc. Labrichthys cyanotaenia Bleeker 1854. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Labrichthys Bleeker 1854 -- (Randall & Springer 1973:283 [ref. 3603], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:207 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:697 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:26 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1397 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:364 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:287 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Labrichthys Bleeker 1854. Labridae. (Thysanocheilus) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 1 (no. 24); ref. 2637] Masc. Thysanocheilus ornatus Kner 1865. Type by monotypy. Also in Kner 1865:4 [ref. 6174] and as Anonymous 1865:77 [ref. 6173]; assume above published in 1864. Thysanochilus is an unjustified emendation or misspelling. Not preoccupied by Thysanochilus Philippi 1857. •Synonym of Labrichthys Bleeker 1854 -- (Randall & Springer 1973:283 [ref. 3603], Parenti & Randall 2000:26 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Labrichthys Bleeker 1854. Labridae.

Species Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot, 1847) [=Cossyphus unilineatus Guichenot [A.] 1847:284, Chaerojulis castaneus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:394 [39], Labrichthys cyanotaenia Bleeker [P.] 1854:331, Platyglossus ocellatus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:377 [22], Pl. 2 (fig. 8), Thysanocheilus ornatus Kner [R.] 1865:5, Pl. 3 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne (Paris) v. 10; ref. 20279] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot 1847). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Aldabra and western Mascarenes east to Society Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Tonga, north to Japan. Habitat: marine. (castaneus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Upolu, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot 1847). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanotaenia) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 343] Larantuka, Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot 1847). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ocellatus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Upolu, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot 1847). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ornatus) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 24; ref. 6174] Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Labrichthys unilineatus (Guichenot 1847). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Labroides Bleeker, 1851 [=Labroides Bleeker [P.] 1851:227, 249, Fissilabrus Kner [R.] 1860:52 [14], Fowlerella Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:100, 104] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Masc. Labroides paradiseus Bleeker 1851 (= Cossyphus dimidiatus Valenciennes 1839). Type by monotypy. Bleeker's L. paradiseus apparently is an unneeded substitute for Cossyphus dimidiatus Valenciennes. •Valid as Labroides Bleeker 1851 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:206 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:697 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:26 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Kuiter 2010:357 [ref. 35285], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Fricke et al. 2018:287 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Labroides Bleeker 1851. Labridae. (Fissilabrus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 40; ref. 20935] Masc. Cossyphus dimidiatus Valenciennes 1839. Type by subsequent monotypy. On p. 14 of separate. Appeared first as name in synonymy as, "Gattung Labroides Bleeker. (Fissilabrus Mihi)." Apparently validated back to Kner 1860 by use as a valid name in the combination Fissilabrus dimidiatus by Smith 1949:291 [ref. 5846]. •Synonym of Labroides Bleeker 1851 -- (see Randall 1986:698 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:26 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Labroides Bleeker 1851. Labridae. (Fowlerella) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 7; ref. 4113] Fem. Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Labroides Bleeker 1851 -- (Randall 1958:327 [ref. 12105], Parenti & Randall 2000:26 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Labroides Bleeker 1851. Labridae.

Species Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean, 1928 [=Labroides bicolor Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:224, Pl. 18] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Port Maricaban, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean 1928. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Natal (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) and East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) [=Cossyphus dimidiatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:136, Labroides bicincta Saville-Kent [W.] 1893:308, Color Pl. 16 (fig. 4), Labroides caeruleolineatus Fowler [H. W.] 1945:65, Fig. 7, Callyodon ikan Montrouzier [X.] 1857:469 [191], Labroides paradiseus Bleeker [P.] 1851:249] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] El-Tor, Sinai coast, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea; Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (bicincta) [The Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its products and potentialites; ref. 13269] Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (caeruleolineatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ikan) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Current status: Synonym of Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. (paradiseus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Labroides pectoralis Randall & Springer, 1975 [=Labroides pectoralis Randall [J. E.] & Springer [V. G.] 1975:6, Pl. 1] Notes: [Uo (Japanese Society of Ichthyologists) No. 25; ref. 7465] Reef about 1 mile southeast of Auluptagel Island, Palau Islands, Philippine Sea, depth 6-10 feet. Current status: Valid as Labroides pectoralis Randall & Springer 1975. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling Islands, east to Micronesia, New Caledonia and Australia, north to Philippines and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Labroides phthirophagus Randall, 1958 [=Labroides phthirophagus Randall [J. E.] 1958:337, Pl. 1 (fig. A)] Notes; [Pacific Science v. 12 (no. 4); ref. 12105] 100 yards offshore from Waikiki branch of Hawaii Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 7 feet. Current status: Valid as Labroides phthirophagus Randall 1958. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Labroides rubrolabiatus Randall, 1958 [=Labroides rubrolabiatus Randall [J. E.] 1958:342, Pl. 1 (fig. B)] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 12 (no. 4); ref. 12105] Lagoon about 100 feet from shore, 1/4 mile east of entrance to Papetoai Bay, Moorea, Society Islands, depth 20 feet. Current status: Valid as Labroides rubrolabiatus Randall 1958. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Labropsis Schmidt, 1931 [=Labropsis Schmidt [P. J.] 1931:75] Notes: [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Fem. Labropsis manabei Schmidt 1931. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Apparently appeared first as name only in Schmidt 1929:515 [Fourth Pac. Sci. Congress v. 3, not investigated]. •Valid as Labropsis Schmidt 1931 -- (Randall 1981 [ref. 5493], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:206 [ref. 6441], Parenti & Randall 2000:27 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1398 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:361 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:287 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Labropsis Schmidt 1931. Labridae.

Species Labropsis alleni Randall, 1981 [=Labropsis alleni Randall [J. E.] 1981:131, Pl. 1 (fig. A)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 17 (no. 1-2); ref. 5493] Base of drop-off, southwestern side of Augulpelu Reef, Palau Islands, depth 170 feet. Current status: Valid as Labropsis alleni Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and east in Micronesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Labropsis australis Randall, 1981 [=Labropsis australis Randall [J. E.] 1981:149, Pl. 5 (figs. A-C)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 17 (no. 1-2); ref. 5493] Outside reef, western side of One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, depth 90 feet. Current status: Valid as Labropsis australis Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and east to Tonga and Samoa. Habitat: marine.

Species Labropsis manabei Schmidt, 1931 [=Labropsis manabei Schmidt [P. J.] 1931:76, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Itoman, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Labropsis manabei Schmidt 1931. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, Indonesia to Philippines, Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Labropsis micronesica Randall, 1981 [=Labropsis micronesica Randall [J. E.] 1981:145, Pl. 4 (figs. A-C)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 17 (no. 1-2); ref. 5493] Small patch reef in lagoon west of northern end of Enewetak Island, Eniwetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Labropsis micronesica Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Micronesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Labropsis polynesica Randall, 1981 [=Labropsis polynesica Randall [J. E.] 1981:134, Pl. 1 (figs. B-C); Fig. 3] Notes: [Micronesica v. 17 (no. 1-2); ref. 5493] Outside barrier reef, 300 meters east of pass to Papetoai Bay, Moorea, Society Islands, depth 60 feet. Current status: Valid as Labropsis polynesica Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Labropsis xanthonota Randall, 1981 [=Labropsis xanthonota Randall [J. E.] 1981:138, Pl. 2 (figs. A-C)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 17 (no. 1-2); ref. 5493] Eastern side of Fagatele Bay, Tutuila Island, American Samoa, depth 27 meters. Current status: Valid as Labropsis xanthonota Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles and western Mascarenes east to Micronesia, Samoa and Tonga, south to Australia and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia), north to Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Labrus Linnaeus, 1758 [=Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:282, Cicla Klein [J. T.] 1776:412, Cicla Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:585, Cicla Artedi [P.] in Röse 1793:112] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Masc. Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Type by designation of the ICZN in opinion 1954. Type usually given as first designated by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 512] but Bonaparte listed the type only as L. vetula Bloch (not an included species). Earliest technical designation not researched; however, Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:253 [ref. 14214] indicated that the holotype of bimaculatus was a Cichlasoma; Opinion 1954 [Case 2905] set aside earlier type designations (Labrus bimaculatus) and established the type species as Labrus mixtus Linnaues 1758; thereby insuring that Labrus is a genus of labrid fishes. On the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology. •Valid as Labrus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:426 [ref. 7204], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:925 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:27 [ref. 24943], Parin 2003:S17 [ref. 28536], Kuiter 2010:81 [ref. 35285], Parin et al. 2014:381 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Labrus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. (Cicla K) [v. 2; ref. 4918] Fem. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. •In the synonymy of Labrus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Labrus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. (Cicla W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Fem. Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1749:46 [ref. 30141]. •In the synonymy of Labrus Linnaeus 1758, and in part other Labridae and Sparidae. Current status: Synonym of Labrus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. (Cicla A) [Petri Artedi Angermannia; ref. 3833] Fem. ?Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. •Synonym of Labrus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:27 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Labrus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae.

Species Labrus bergylta Ascaniius 1767 [=Labrus bergylta Ascanius [P.] 1767:3, Pl. 1, Labrus aper Retzius [A. J.] 1800:335, Labrus balanus Fleming [J.] 1828:209, Labrus ballan Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Pennant) 1788:115, Pl. 98 (fig. 400), Labrus ballan Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:259, Labrus ballanus Shaw [G.] 1803:498, Pl. 71, bottom, Labrus comber Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Pennant) 1788:115, Pl. 99 (fig. 405), Labrus comber Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1297, Labrus comber Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:259, Labrus donovani Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:39, Labrus maculatus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:17, Pl. 294, Crenilabrus multidentatus Thompson [W.] 1837:56, Labrus neustriae Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:451, 522, Labrus nubilus Valenciennes [A.] 1843:62, Labrus reticulatus Lowe [R. T.] 1839:85, Labrus variabilis Thompson [W.] 1837:59] Notes: [Icones rerum naturalium, ou figures enluminées d'histoire naturelle du Nord; ref. 5115] Stavanger, Norway. Current status: Valid as Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Distribution: Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco including Madeira. Habitat: marine. (aper) [Faunae Suecicae a Carolo A Linné; ref. 18622] Mari Occidental. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (balanus) [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] England. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ballan B) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Wales, England (United Kingdom), France (Atlantic coast). Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ballan W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Seas of Great Britain. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ballanus) [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Filey Bridge near Scarborough, England. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (comber B) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Cornwall, southwestern England, United Kingdom. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (comber G) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] "Cornubiae littore". Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (comber W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (donovani) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Brittany. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maculatus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] North Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (multidentatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 5 (1837) (54); ref. 4388] Youghal, Cork County, Ireland. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (neustriae) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Près des rives de l'ancienne Neustrie. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nubilus) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (reticulatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (variabilis) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 5 (1837) (54); ref. 4388] Ireland. Current status: Synonym of Labrus bergylta Ascanius 1767. Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Labrus merula Linnaeus, 1758 [=Labrus merula Linnaeus [C.] 1758:288, Labrus lineolatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:90, Labrus livens Linnaeus [C.] 1758:287, Labrus limbatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:89, Labrus nereus Risso [A.] 1810:231, Labrus psittacus Risso [A.] 1827:304, Labrus saxorum Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:91] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Valid as Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal to northern Morocco and the Azores. Habitat: marine. (lineolatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Toulon, Nice, France; Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (livens) [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (limbatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Nice and Toulon, France; Naples/Napoli, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nereus) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (psittacus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, Current status: Synonym of Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (saxorum) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758 [=Labrus mixtus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:287, Labrus badius Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:258, Labrus carneus Ascanius [P.] 1772:6, Pl. 13, Sparus claviera Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:50, 152, Labrus coeruleus Ascanius [P.] 1772:5, Pl. 12, Labrus cook Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:268, Labrus coquus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1297, Labrus coquus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:260, Labrus dispar Ekström [C. U.] in Fries, Ekström & Sundevall 1837:v. 3, 160, Pl. 37, Sparus formosus Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1790:no page number, Pl. 31, Labrus herbeus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:258, Labrus larvatus Lowe [R. T.] 1852:249, Labrus lineatus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Pennant) 1788:113, Pl. 98 (fig. 402), Labrus luvarus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:38, Labrus microlepidotus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:12, Pl. 292, Labrus ossifagus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:286, Labrus quadrimaculatus Risso [A.] 1827:302, Labrus trimaculatus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Pennant) 1788:113, Pl. 98 (fig. 401), Labrus trimaculatus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1294, Labrus variegatus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1294, Labrus varius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:288, Labrus vetula Bloch [M. E.] 1792:14, Pl. 293, Labrus vittatus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:256, Acantholabrus yarellii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:250] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] [Liburni] Liburnia = northern Dalmatia, Croatia, northeastern Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Valid as Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Distribution: Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway to Senegal, including Azores and Madeira. Habitat: marine. (badius) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (carneus) [Icones rerum naturalium, ou figures enluminées d'histoire naturelle du Nord; ref. 5115] Near Lindersnes, Norway. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (claviera) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Marseille and Antibes, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coeruleus) [Icones rerum naturalium, ou figures enluminées d'histoire naturelle du Nord; ref. 5115] Near Lindersnes, Norway. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cook) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coquus G) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] "in Cornubiae littore." Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coquus W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dispar) [Skandinaviens fiskar; ref. 18073] Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (formosus) [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Unknown, possibly Britain. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (herbeus) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (larvatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1850 (pt 18) (art. 5); ref. 2835] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lineatus) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Skerry Isles (The Skerries), off northwestern Anglesey, Anglesey County, Northwestern Wales, United Kingdom. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (luvarus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (microlepidotus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Unknown locality. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ossifagus) [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (quadrimaculatus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (trimaculatus B) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Isle of Anglesey, off northwestern Wales, United Kingdom. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (trimaculatus G) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Great Britain. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (variegatus) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Skerry. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (varius) [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vetula) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] North Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vittatus) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (yarellii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Labrus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 [=Labrus viridis Linnaeus [C.] 1758:286, Labrus festivus Risso [A.] 1827:304, Labrus lividus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:87, Labrus luscus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:287, Labrus luteus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:236, Labrus nardii Perugia [A.] 1866:20, Labrus papagalus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123, Labrus pincus Nardo [G. D.] 1827:30, 38 (no. 96), Labrus prasostictes Pallas [P. S.] 1814:272, Labrus psitachus Cabrera [A.] 1817, Labrus psittacus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:440, 502, Labrus rufus Rathke [H.] 1836:40 [337, 448-449], Labrus saphyrinus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:236, Labrus saxatilis Risso [A.] 1827:300, Labrus turdus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:287, Scarus viridis Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:648, Labrus zittoides Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:38, Labrus zittus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:38, Pl. 12 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Distribution: Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, including adjacent coasts of Spain, Portugal to Morocco (eastern Atlantic). Habitat: marine. (festivus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lividus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Toulon, France; Marseille, France; Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (luscus) [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (luteus) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nardii) [Catalogo dei pesci dell' Adriatico; ref. 18535] Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (papagalus) [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. (pincus) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 3146] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (prasostictes) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Off Chersonese, Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (psitachus) [Lista de los peces del mar de Andalucía; ref. 17319] Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. (psittacus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rufus) [Mémoires présentés à l'Académie impériale des sciences de St.-Pétersbourg par divers savaus et lus dans ses assemblées. Mémoires des savaus étrangers v. 3; ref. 18611] Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (saphyrinus) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (saxatilis) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (turdus) [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] European Seas. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (viridis) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (zittoides) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (zittus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Labrus viridis Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Lachnolaimus Cuvier, 1829 [=Lachnolaimus Cuvier [G.] 1829:257, Suillus Catesby [M.] 1771:15] Notes: [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Masc. Lachnolaimus suillus Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Two species listed in footnote; type designated by Jordan 1890:626 [ref. 2392]. Based on Suillus Catesby 1750. Lachnolaemus Agassiz 1846:199 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Lachnolaimus Cuvier 1829 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Westneat 2003:1702 [ref. 27105], Kuiter 2010:13 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Lachnolaimus Cuvier 1829. Labridae. (Suillus) [The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; ref. 774] Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89, Opinion 259). •In the synonymy of Lachnolaimus Cuvier 1829. Current status: Synonym of Lachnolaimus Cuvier 1829. Labridae.

Species Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum, 1792) [=Labrus maximus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:261, Lachnolaimus aigula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:277, Pl. 378, Lachnolaimus caninus Cuvier [G.] (ex Parra) 1829:257, Lachnolaimus dux Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:285, Lutianus perro Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Parra) 1801:329, Lachnolaimus psittacus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:291, Lachnolaimus suillus Cuvier [G.] 1829:257] Notes: [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality [probably Bahamas or Carolinas]. Current status: Valid as Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (aigula) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] St. Bartholomew Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (caninus) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Locality not stated [Havana, Cuba]. Current status: Synonym of Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dux) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (perro) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Locality not stated [Havana, Cuba]. Current status: Synonym of Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (psittacus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Puerto Rico. Current status: Synonym of Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (suillus) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Current status: Synonym of Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Lappanella Jordan, 1890 [=Lappanella (subgenus of Ctenolabrus) Jordan [D. S.] 1890:622, 689, Marzapanus Facciolà [L.] 1916:148] Notes: [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 15 (for 1887) (art. 7); ref. 2392] Fem. Ctenolabrus iris Valenciennes 1839. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lappanella Jordan 1890 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:433 [ref. 7204], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:929 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:29 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:100 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Lappanella Jordan 1890. Labridae. (Marzapanus) [Monitore Zoologico Italiano v. 27 (no. 7); ref. 5566] Masc. Coricus fasciatus Cocco 1833. Type by monotypy. Correct spelling of genus of type species is Corycus. •Synonym of Lappanella Jordan 1890 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:433 [ref. 7204], Parenti & Randall 2000:29 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Lappanella Jordan 1890. Labridae. Species Lappanella fasciata (Cocco, 1833) [=Coricus fasciatus Cocco [A.] 1833:16, Pl. (fig. 3), Crenilabrus aurantiacus Facciolà [L.] 1888:22, Ctenolabrus iris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:236, Pl. 374] Notes: [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia v. 42 (no. 124); ref. 859] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Lappanella fasciata (Cocco 1833). Labridae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, eastern Atlantic: Madeira. Habitat: marine. (aurantiacus) [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 8; ref. 19709] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Lappanella fasciata (Cocco 1833). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (iris) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Naples, Sicily, and Malta, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Lappanella fasciata (Cocco 1833). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Lappanella guineensis Bauchot, 1969 [=Lappanella guineensis Bauchot [M.-L.] 1969:1145, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 40 (no. 6) (for 1968); ref. 19688] Gulf of Guinea, 8°28'N, 14°21'W, depth 100 meters. Current status: Valid as Lappanella guineensis Bauchot 1969. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Sierra Leone. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Larabicus Randall & Springer, 1973 [=Larabicus Randall [J. E.] & Springer [V. G.] 1973:289] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 86 (no. 23); ref. 3603] Masc. Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell 1835. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Larabicus Randall & Springer 1973 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:29 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:360 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Larabicus Randall & Springer 1973. Labridae.

Species Larabicus quadrilineatus (Ruppell, 1835) [=Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:6, Pl. 2 (fig. 1), Labrichthys cousteaui Roux-Estève [R.] in Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955:199, Cossyphus taeniatus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:134] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835). Labridae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine. (cousteaui) [Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco (Nouvelle Série) v. 30 (art. 7); ref. 5324] Abu Latt Island, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, ca. 19°58.0'N, 40°07,6'E. Current status: Synonym of Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (taeniatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Leptojulis Bleeker, 1862 [=Leptojulis Bleeker [P.] 1862:412, Neojulis (subgenus of Leptojulis) Randall [J. E.] 1996:15] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Fem. Julis (Halichoeres) cyanopleura Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:100 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Leptojulis Bleeker 1862 -- (Randall & Ferraris 1981 [ref. 5492], Randall 1996 [ref. 22260], Parenti & Randall 2000:29 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3386 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1399 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:256 [ref. 35285], Motomura et al. 2017:185 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Leptojulis Bleeker 1862. Labridae. (Neojulis) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 24; ref. 22260] Fem. Leptojulis polylepis Randall 1996. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Leptojulis Bleeker 1862, but a valid subgenus Neojulis as described. Current status: Synonym of Leptojulis Bleeker 1862. Labridae.

Species Leptojulis chrysotaenia Randall & Ferraris, 1981 [=Leptojulis chrysotaenia Randall [J. E.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 1981:91, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 5492] Eastern side of Ko Pu Islet, Phuket, western coast of Thailand, depth 18 meters. Current status: Valid as Leptojulis chrysotaenia Randall & Ferraris 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka, Andaman Sea and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1853) [=Julis (Halichoeres) cyanopleura Bleeker [P.] 1853:489, Julis finlaysoni Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:471, Julis purpureolineatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:471, Julis (Halichoeres) pyrrhogrammatoides Bleeker [P.] 1853:490] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to the East Indian Region, Solomon Islands and northern Australia. Habitat: marine. (finlaysoni) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (purpureolineatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pyrrhogrammatoides) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Leptojulis lambdastigma Randall & Ferraris, 1981 [=Leptojulis lambdastigma Randall [J. E.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 1981:93, Fig. 5] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 5492] 11°56.2'N, 124°30.8'E, Samar Sea, Philippines, depth 80-91 meters. Current status: Valid as Leptojulis lambdastigma Randall & Ferraris 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan to Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Leptojulis polylepis Randall, 1996 [=Leptojulis polylepis Randall [J. E.] 1996:15, Pls. 2C, 3G, 3H] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 24; ref. 22260] 7 miles west of Honiara, wreck, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, depth 46 meters. Current status: Valid as Leptojulis polylepis Randall 1996. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Leptojulis urostigma Randall, 1996 [=Leptojulis urostigma Randall [J. E.] 1996:10, Fig. 3; Pls. 3D-F] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 24; ref. 22260] 5 miles west of Nasugbu Bay, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines, depth 58.5-100.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Leptojulis urostigma Randall 1996. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Macropharyngodon Bleeker, 1862 [=Macropharyngodon Bleeker [P.] 1862:412] Notes: [Zootaxa 3857 (no. 3); ref. 33480] Masc. Julis geoffroy Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:100 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Macropharyngodon Bleeker 1862 -- (Randall 1978 [ref. 7004], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:207 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:698 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:29 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3386 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1399 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:277 [ref. 35285], Randall 2013:13 [ref. 32688], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2014:433 [ref. 33480], Fricke et al. 2018:287 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:18 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon Bleeker 1862. Labridae.

Species Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957 [=Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:104, Fig. 2; Pl. 2 (fig. B), Macropharyngodon varialvus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:105, Fig. 3; Pl. 2 (fig. A)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 7; ref. 4113] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean, depth about 1 fathom. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith 1957. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles and Mascarenes east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago (No longer in the Red Sea -- see M. marisrubri). Habitat: marine. (varialvus) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 7; ref. 4113] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith 1957. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon choati Randall, 1978 [=Macropharyngodon choati Randall [J. E.] 1978:761, Fig. 5D] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 7004] Outside reef off western side of One Tree Island, 23°30'S, 152°05'E, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, depth 90 feet. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon choati Randall 1978. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall, 1978 [=Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall [J. E.] 1978:749, Figs. 3 c-d] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 7004] About 1.5 kilometers north of Flic en Flac, western coast of Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 40 meters. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall 1978. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Madagascar; Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes). Habitat: marine. Species Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [=Julis geoffroy Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:270, Pl. 56 (fig. 3), Macropharyngodon aquilolo Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:46, Fig. 1, Labrus margaritiferus Cuvier [G.] 1829:258, Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (aquilolo) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (margaritiferus) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, 1978 [=Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall [J. E.] 1978:766, Figs. 5 g-h] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 7004] Seal Rocks, 31°26'S, 152°32'E, New South Wales, Australia, depth 10 meters. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall 1978. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall, 1978 [=Macropharyngodon bipartitus marisrubri Randall [J. E.] 1978:759, Figs. 5 a-b] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 7004] Taba, south of Eilat, Egypt, northwestern coast of Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall 1978. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis meleagris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:481, Platyglossus nigromaculatus Günther [A.] 1872:666, Pl. 65 (fig. B), Halichoeres nigropunctatus Seale [A.] 1901:89, Leptojulis pardalis Kner [R.] 1867:727 [19], Pl. 3 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Uléa , Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, Indonesia to Line Islands and Tuamoto Islands, to Australia and Lord Howe Islands, and to Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine. (nigromaculatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Savai'i Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nigropunctatus) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 14357] Agaña, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pardalis) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Fiji Islands [Viti-Inseln]. Current status: Synonym of Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon moyeri Shepard & Meyer, 1978 [=Macropharyngodon moyeri Shepard [J. W.] & Meyer [K. A.] 1978:159, Fig. 1] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 8878] Miyakejima, Igaya Bay, Izu Islands, Japan, depth 17 meters. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon moyeri Shepard & Meyer 1978. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre, 1932 [=Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1932:142] Notes: [Copeia 1932 (no. 3); ref. 10976] Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon negrosensis Herre 1932. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Marshall Islands and Samoa, northern Australia to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall, 1978 [=Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall [J. E.] 1978:753, Figs. 3 g-h] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 7004] Northwestern side of Ambon Bay near Sikula Point, Ambon, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, depth 5-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon ornatus Randall 1978. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Sri Lanka east to Andaman Sea, Christmas Island, Western Australia to Thailand and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon pakoko Deltrieu-Trottin et al., 2014 [=Macropharyngodon pakoko Deltrieu-Trottin [E.], Williams [J. T.] & Planes [S.] 2014:435, Figs. 1-3, 4A] Notes: [Zootaxa 3857 (no. 3); ref. 33480] Marquesas Islands, Clark Banc, 8°05.357'S, 139°38.110'W, French Polynesia, depth 15-35 meters. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon pakoko Delrieu-Trottin, Williams & Planes 2014. Labridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall, 1978 [=Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall [J. E.] 1978:764, Fig. 6] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 7004] Outer slope of barrier reef, off Toliara, Madagascar, depth 24 meters. Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall 1978. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to southern Madagascar. Habitat: marine. GENUS Malapterus Valenciennes, 1839 [=Malapterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:355, Hospilabrus Whitley [G. P.] 1931:334, Neolabrus Steindachner [F.] 1875:461] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Masc. Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes 1839. Type by monotypy. Not preoccupied by Malapterus Jarocki 1822 (an incorrect subsequent spelling of Malapterurus Lacepède 1803 and on Official Index). Hospilabrus Whitley is an unneeded replacement. Unjustifiably emended to Malacopterus by Günther 1862 [itself preoccupied by Audinet-Serville 1834 in Coleoptera]. •Valid as Malapterus Valenciennes 1839 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:30 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:226 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Malapterus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae. (Hospilabrus) [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Masc. Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes 1839. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Malapterus Valenciennes 1839, apparently not preoccupied by Malapterus Jarocki 1822 an incorrect subsequent spelling of Malapterurus Lacepède in fishes. •Synonym of Malapterus Valenciennes 1839 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:30 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Malapterus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae. (Neolabrus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (1. Abth.); ref. 4222] Masc. Neolabrus fenestratus Steindachner 1875. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Malapterus Valenciennes 1839 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:30 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Malapterus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae.

Species Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1839 [=Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:355, Pl. 383, Neolabrus fenestratus Steindachner [F.] 1875:461 [19], Pl. 1 (fig. 2), Graus fernandezianus Philippi [R. A.] 1887 From Vargas & Pequeño 2004:63] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Juan Fernández Islands. Current status: Valid as Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Juan Fernandez Islands. Habitat: marine. (fenestratus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (1. Abth.); ref. 4222] Juan Fernández Islands. Current status: Synonym of Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fernandezianus) [ref. 28120]. Current status: Synonym of Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes 1839. Labridae.

GENUS Minilabrus Randall & Dor, 1981 [=Minilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Dor [M.] 1981:155] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (no. 4) (for 1980); ref. 3601] Masc. Minilabrus striatus Randall & Dor 1981. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Minilabrus Randall & Dor 1981 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:30 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:224 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Minilabrus Randall & Dor 1981. Labridae.

Species Minilabrus striatus Randall & Dor, 1981 [=Minilabrus striatus Randall [J. E.] & Dor [M.] 1981:155, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 29 (no. 4) (for 1980); ref. 3601] Um Aabak near Entedebir, 16°N, 40°E, Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Minilabrus striatus Randall & Dor 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Notolabrus Russell, 1988 [=Notolabrus Russell [B. C.] 1988:12] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 9; ref. 12549] Masc. Labrus fucicola Richardson 1840. Type by original designation. •Valid as Notolabrus Russell 1988 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:688 [ref. 22532], Parenti & Randall 2000:31 [ref. 24943], Mabuchi et al. 2004:376 [ref. 27946], Allen et al. 2006:1400 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:650 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:234 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Notolabrus Russell 1988. Labridae. Species Notolabrus celidotus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Labrus celidotus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Forster) 1801:265, Labrus botryocosmus Richardson [J.] 1846:53, Pl. 31 (figs. 6-10), Julis notatus Richardson [J.] & Solander [D. C.] in Richardson 1843:425, Labrus poecilopleura Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:95] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Notolabrus celidotus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand. Habitat: marine. (botryocosmus) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] South Australia; Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus celidotus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (notatus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Totaeranue, Queen Charlotte Sound and Tolaga, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus celidotus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (poecilopleura) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus celidotus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Notolabrus cinctus (Hutton, 1877) [=Labrichthys cincta Hutton [F. W.] 1877:354] Notes: [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 9 (art. 41); ref. 18318] Coasts of Otago, New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Notolabrus cinctus (Hutton 1877). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Notolabrus fucicola (Richardson, 1840) [=Labrus fucicola Richardson [J.] 1840:26, Pseudolabrus pittensis Waite [E. R.] 1910:26] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt 8, no. 87); ref. 3733] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, southwestern Pacific, ca. 43°09'S, 147°51'E. Current status: Valid as Notolabrus fucicola (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia) and New Zealand. Habitat: marine. (pittensis) [Transactions New Zealand Institute Part 1 (1910); ref. 4565] Pitt Island, Chatham Islands, off New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus fucicola (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Notolabrus gymnogenis (Gunther, 1862) [=Labrichthys gymnogenis Günther [A.] 1862:117, 507, Labrus cyprinaceus Shaw [G.] in White 1790:Appendix p. 264, Pl. 50, Labrichthys nigromarginatus Macleay [W.] 1878:35, Pl. 3 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Australia. Current status: Valid as Notolabrus gymnogenis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (cyprinaceus)[Journal of a voyage to New South Wales; ref. 4654] No distinguishing features; from between Botany Bay and Broken Bay, N. S. W., Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus gymnogenis (Günther 1862). Labridae. (nigromarginatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 2868] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus gymnogenis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Notolabrus inscriptus (Richardson, 1848) [=Labrus inscriptus Richardson [J.] 1848:134, Pl. 56 (figs. 1-2)] Notes: [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Norfolk Island. Current status: Valid as Notolabrus inscriptus (Richardson 1848). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Notolabrus parilus (Richardson, 1850) [=Tautoga parila Richardson [J.] 1850:70, Labrichthys bostockii Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:137, Labrichthys convexus Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:38, Labrichthys edelensis Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:137, Labrichthys punctulata Günther [A.] 1862:118, Labrichthys rubra Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:37, Labrichthys unicolor Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:37] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1850 (pt 18) (art. 1) (for 9 Apr. 1850); ref. 3745] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Notolabrus parilus (Richardson 1850). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (bostockii) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Fremantle, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus parilus (Richardson 1850). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (convexus) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Swan River, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus parilus (Richardson 1850). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (edelensis) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Fremantle, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus parilus (Richardson 1850). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (punctulata) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Swan River, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus parilus (Richardson 1850). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubra) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Swan River, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus parilus (Richardson 1850). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (unicolor) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus parilus (Richardson 1850). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson, 1840) [=Labrus tetricus Richardson [J.] 1840:25, Labrichthys bleekeri Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:148, Labricthys ceruleus Saville-Kent [W.] 1897:174, Fig. 28 (no. 17), Labrichthys cuvieri Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:53, Labrichthys cyanogenys Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1887:242, Labrichthys tetrica var. fuscipinnis Klunzinger [C. B.] 1872:37, Labrichthys richardsoni Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:150, Labrichthys tetrica var. tigripinnis Klunzinger [C. B.] 1872:37, Labrichthys vestita Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:151] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt 8, no. 87); ref. 3733] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, southwestern Pacific, ca. 43°09'S, 147°51'E. Current status: Valid as Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: marine. (bleekeri) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Melbourne market, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ceruleus) [The naturalist in Australia; ref. 18385] Tasmania. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cuvieri) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanogenys) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 2, 3); ref. 14476] Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscipinnis) [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (no. 1); ref. 2623] Hobson's Bay, Victoria, South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (richardsoni) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Melbourne markets, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tigripinnis) [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (no. 1); ref. 2623] Hobson's Bay, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vestita) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Melbourne market, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Novaculichthys Bleeker, 1862 [=Novaculichthys Bleeker [P.] 1862:414, Dimalacocentrus Gill [T. N.] 1863:223, Malacocentrus Gill [T. N.] 1862:143, Semachlorella (subgenus of Novaculichthys) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:367] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Masc. Labrus taeniourus Lacepède 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:102 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862 -- (Randall 1981:98 [ref. 5447], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:212 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:699 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:31 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3384 [ref. 26277], Randall & Lobel 2003:971 [ref. 27563], Randall & Earle 2004:39 [ref. 27618], Allen et al. 2006:1402 [ref. 29095], Randall et al. 2008:150 [ref. 29753], Kuiter 2010:385 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:288 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862. Labridae. (Dimalacocentrus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1685] Masc. Novacula kallosoma Bleeker 1860. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:31 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862. Labridae. (Malacocentrus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Masc. Xyrichthys taeniurus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated by Gill's style of one species in parentheses in key. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:31 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862. Labridae. (Semachlorella) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Fem. Julis bifer Lay & Bennett 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:31 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862. Labridae.

Species Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus taeniourus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:448, 518, Pl. 29 (fig. 1), Xyrichthys altipinnis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:22, Pl. 7 (fig. 1), Julis bifer Lay [G. T.] & Bennett [E. T.] 1839:64, Pl. 18 (fig. 2), Sparus brachion Lacepède [B. G. E.] ex Commerson 1802:54, 160, Novacula cephalotaenia Bleeker [P.] 1854:333, Sparus hemisphaerium Lacepède [B. G. E.] ex Commerson 1802:53, 160, Novacula hoedtii Bleeker [P.] 1856:59, Novacula kallosoma Bleeker [P.] 1860:5, Xyrichthys taeniurus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:54, Pl. 393, Xyrichthys vanikolensis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:57, Julis vanikorensis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:704, Pl. 20 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand océan équatorial [Madagascar]. Current status: Valid as Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Galapagos Islands and Panama and Mexico, north to southern Japan and Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and Tuamotu Archipelago. Habitat: marine. (altipinnis) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bifer) [The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; ref. 2730] Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (brachion) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Grand océan équinoxial [Madagascar]. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cephalotaenia) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 343] Larantuka, Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hemisphaerium) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hoedtii) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (kallosoma) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 5); ref. 378] Ambon Island and Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (taeniurus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. (vanikolensis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. (vanikorensis) [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Novaculoides Randall & Earle, 2004 [=Novaculoides Randall [J. E.] & Earle [J. L.] 2004:39] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 27618] Masc. Labrus macrolepidotus Bloch 1791. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Novaculoides Randall & Earle 2004 -- (Allen et al. 2006:1403 [ref. 29095], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Bourjon & Fricke 2016:109 [ref. 34626], Fricke et al. 2018:288 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Novaculoides Randall & Earle 2004. Labridae.

Species Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791) [=Labrus macrolepidotus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:135, Pl. 284 (fig. 2), Labrus arago Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:263, Pl. 65 (fig. 2), Novacula julioides Bleeker [P.] 1851:254, Julis taenianotus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] (ex Cuvier) 1824:271, Julis trimaculata Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:386] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Locality unknown [Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa,Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes) east to Philippines, New Guinea and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (arago) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Iles des Papous [? Papua New Guinea]. Current status: Synonym of Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (julioides) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (taenianotus) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Waigeo, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (trimaculata) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Novaculops Schultz, in Schultz et al., 1960 [=Novaculops Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz, Chapman, Lachner & Woods 1960:(122) 143] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Masc. Novaculichthys woodi Jenkins 1901. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Novaculichthys Bleeker 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:31 [ref. 24943], Randall & Earle 2002:390 [ref. 26445]). •Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814 -- (Shen & Yeh 1987:64 [ref. 6419] based on placement of type species, Randall et al. 2008:150 [ref. 29753]). •Valid as Novaculops Schultz 1960 -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:212 [ref. 6441], Kuiter 2010:383 [ref. 35285], Randall 2013:20 [ref. 32688], Ho et al. 2013:75 [ref. 33261], Motomura et al. 2017:185 [ref. 35490], Parenti & Randall 2018:19 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Novaculops Schultz 1960. Labridae.

Species Novaculops alvheimi Randall, 2013 [=Novaculops alvheimi Randall [J. E.] 2013:20, Fig. 15] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 7; ref. 32688] Southeast of St. Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos), 17°16'30.6"S, 58°40'28.2"E, depth 58-59 meters. Current status: Valid as Novaculops alvheimi Randall 2013. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: St. Brandon's Shoals. Habitat: marine.

Species Novaculops halsteadi (Randall & Lobel, 2003) [=Xyrichtys halsteadi Randall [J. E.] & Lobel [P. S.] 2003:972, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 72 (no. 3); ref. 27563] Uama Island, west end, 9°27'18"S, 150°57'00"E, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea, depth 34-41 meters. Current status: Valid as Novaculops halsteadi (Randall & Lobel 2003). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Indonesia to Mariana Islands, to Taiwan, Wake Island and Society Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Novaculops koteamea (Randall & Allen, 2004) [=Xyrichtys koteamea Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 2004:253, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 51 (no. 1); ref. 27897] West coast of Rano Kau, Easter Island, 29°09'S, 109°26'W, depth 50 meters. Current status: Valid as Novaculops koteamea (Randall & Allen 2004). Labridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Easter Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Novaculops pastellus (Randall et al., 2008) [=Xyrichtys pastellus Randall [J. E.], Earle [J. E.] & Rocha [L. A.] 2008:150, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 3); ref. 29753] Lord Howe Island, near Admiralty Islands, ca. 31°28'S, 159°04'E. Current status: Valid as Novaculops pastellus (Randall, Earle & Rocha 2008). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Lord Howe Island, Elizabeth and Middleton reefs, New South Wales, Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Novaculops rajagopalani (Venkataramanujam et al., 1987) [=Xyrichtys rajagopalani Venkataramanujam [K.], Venkataramani [V. K.] & Ramanathan [N.] 1987:47, Fig. 1] Notes: [Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India v. 24 (no. 1-2) [1982]; ref. 20189] Tuticorin Bay, Tamil Nadu, India. Current status: Valid as Novaculops rajagopalani (Venkataramanujam, Venkataramani & Ramanathan 1987). Labridae. Distribution: India. Habitat: marine.

Species Novaculops sciistius (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) [=Xyrichthys sciistius Jordan [D. S.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1914:263, Pl. 30 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 2543] Sagami Bay, Japan. Current status: Valid as Novaculops sciistius (Jordan & Thompson 1914). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Novaculops woodi (Jenkins, 1901) [=Novaculichthys woodi Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:52, Fig. 8, Novaculichthys entargyreus Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:53, Fig. 9, Novaculichthys tattoo Seale [A.] 1901:5, Fig. 2] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Novaculops woodi (Jenkins 1901). Labridae. Distribution: Western and central North Pacific: Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (entargyreus) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Novaculops woodi (Jenkins 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tattoo) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 14358] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Novaculops woodi (Jenkins 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Ophthalmolepis Bleeker, 1862 [=Ophthalmolepis Bleeker [P.] 1862:413] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Fem. Julis lineolatus Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ophthalmolepis Bleeker 1862 -- (see Randall & Kuiter 1982:159 [ref. 5446], Gomon et al. 1994:692 [ref. 22532], Parenti & Randall 2000:32 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1403 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:653 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:312 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Ophthalmolepis Bleeker 1862. Labridae.

Species Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis lineolatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:436, Julis adelaidensis Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:35, Julis cyanogramma Richardson [J.] 1850:73, Pseudojulis lineata Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:138] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Port Western, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Valid as Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (adelaidensis) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Adelaide, South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanogramma) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1850 (pt 18) (art. 1) (for 9 Apr. 1850); ref. 3745] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lineata) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Fremantle District, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Oxycheilinus Gill, 1862 [=Oxycheilinus Gill [T. N.] 1862:143] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Masc. Cheilinus arenatus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated by Gill's style of one species in parentheses in key. •Synonym of Cheilinus Lacepéde 1801 -- (authors). •Valid as Oxycheilinus Gill 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:32 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3384 [ref. 26277], Randall et al. 2003:361 [ref. 27177], Allen et al. 2006:1403 [ref. 29095], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299], Fukui et al. 2016:[1] [ref. 35080], Motomura et al. 2017:185 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:289 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:19 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus Gill 1862. Labridae.

Species Oxycheilinus arenatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) [=Cheilinus arenatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:101, Pl. 397, Cheilinus notophthalmus Bleeker [P.] 1853:493] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus arenatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Philippines, Taiwan and Mariana Islands. Habitat: marine. (notophthalmus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus arenatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) [=Cheilinus bimaculatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:96, Cheilinus bifasciatus Bleeker [P.] 1871:327, Fig. 3, Cheilinus ceramensis Bleeker [P.] 1852:290, Cheilinus melanopleura Bleeker [P.] 1865:134, Cheilinus mossambicus Günther [A.] 1862:127] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia, and Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine. (bifasciatus) [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 6; ref. 17070] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ceramensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanopleura) [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 17047] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mossambicus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Mozambique coast. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853) [=Cheilinus celebicus Bleeker [P.] 1853:171, Cheilinus hoevenii Bleeker [P.] 1862:297, Cheilinus oxyrhynchus Bleeker [P.] 1862:300] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16912] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus celebicus (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: East Andaman Sea to New Caledonia and Marshall Islands, Australia and New Caledonia to Japan. Habitat: marine. (hoevenii) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 13; ref. 16995] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus celebicus (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (oxyrhynchus) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 13; ref. 16995] Sulawesi; Ambon; Batjan. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus celebicus (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus digramma Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:448, 518, Pl. 1 (fig. 2), Cheilinus coccineus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1828:23, Cheilinus commersonii Bennett [E. T.] 1832:167, Cheilinus diagrammus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:98, Cheilinus lacrymans Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:109, Cheilinus radiatus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:91, Sparus radiatus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:270, Cheilinus roseus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:105] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Gambier Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (coccineus) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (commersonii) [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (diagrammus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lacrymans) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (radiatus V) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (radiatus B) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] East Indies. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (roseus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus lineatus Randall et al., 2003 [=Oxycheilinus lineatus Randall [J. E.], Westneat [M. W.] & Gomon [M. F.] 2003:362, Pl. 1 (fig. A)] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 20); ref. 27177] Rarotonga, east side, off residence of Charles J. Boyle, ledge on slope above drop-off, Cook Islands, depth 85 meters. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus lineatus Randall, Westneat & Gomon 2003. Labridae. Distribution: South Pacific: Cook Islands, Tahiti, Austral Islands, Henderson Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus mentalis (Ruppell, 1828) [=Cheilinus mentalis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1828:24, Cheilinus venosus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:100] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus mentalis (Rüppell 1828). Labridae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine. (venosus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Red Sea; Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus mentalis (Rüppell 1828). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus Randall et al., 2003 [=Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus Randall [J. E.], Westneat [M. W.] & Gomon [M. F.] 2003:365, Pl. 1 (figs. C-E)] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 20); ref. 27177] Chesterfield Bank, southeast end of lagoon, Coral Sea, 19°53.5'S, 158°28.2'E, depth 10 meters. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus Randall, Westneat & Gomon 2003. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Coral Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus orientalis (Gunther, 1862) [=Cheilinus orientalis Günther [A.] (ex Bleeker) 1862:132] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Batjan, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Amirantes; eastern Indonesia to Samoa, Ryukyu Islands, east to Caroline Islands, Marshall and Mariana Islands and Philippines, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus rhodochrous (Gunther, in Playfair & Gunther, 1867) [=Cheilinus rhodochrous Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:90, Pl. 11 (fig. 3)] Notes: [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus rhodochrous (Günther 1867). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus samurai Fukui et al., 2016 [=Oxycheilinus samurai Fukui [Y.], Muto [N.] & Motomura [H.] 2016:[4] 215, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 64 (no. 2); ref. 35080] Off Nagura, Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 24°41'03"N, 124°11'06"E, depth 26 meters. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus samurai Fukui, Muto & Motomura 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Ryukyu Islands and Philippines; underwater photographs from Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets, 1877) [=Cheilinus unifasciatus Streets [T. H.] 1877:82, Cheilinus cingulatus Weber [M.] 1913:365, Pl. 9 (fig. 5), Chilinus hexagonatus Günther [A.] 1881:247, Pl. 135 (fig. B), Cheilinus polygramma Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:103, Cheilinus zonurus Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:56, Fig. 13] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum v.1 (no. 7); ref. 4290] Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific. Current status: Valid as Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets 1877). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific: Christmas Island and Cocos-Keeling Islands east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia, Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (cingulatus) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Binongka, Siboga station 220; Banda, Siboga station 240. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets 1877). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hexagonatus) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 15); ref. 14286] Yap Island; Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets 1877). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (polygramma) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets 1877). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (zonurus) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets 1877). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Paracheilinus Fourmanoir, in Roux-Esteve & Fourmanoir, 1955 [=Paracheilinus Fourmanoir [P.] in Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955:199] Notes: [Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco (Nouvelle Série) v. 30 (art. 7); ref. 5324] Masc. Paracheilinus octotaenia Fourmanoir 1955. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paracheilinus Fourmanoir 1955 -- (Allen 1974 [ref. 7101], Randall & Harmelin-Vivien 1977 [ref. 5323], Randall & Lubbock 1981 [ref. 5544], Randall 1988:202 [ref. 14253], Randall 1999:3 [ref. 24041], Kuiter & Allen 1999:119 [ref. 24141], Randall 1999:30 [ref. 25148], Parenti & Randall 2000:33 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3384 [ref. 26277], Randall & Allen 2003:105 [ref. 27244], Allen et al. 2006:1405 [ref. 29095], Allen & Erdmann 2006:13 [ref. 29404], Allen & Erdmann 2008:180 [ref. 29498], Kuiter 2010:102 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299], Allen et al. 2013:193 [ref. 32955], Allen et al. 2016:22 [ref. 34238], Fricke et al. 2018:289 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:19 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus Fourmanoir 1955. Labridae.

Species Paracheilinus alfiani Allen et al., 2016 [=Paracheilinus alfiani Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Yusmalinda [N. L. A.] 2016:32, Figs. 7-9] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 19; ref. 34238] Waru Waruwuntun, Lembata Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 08°16.398'S, 123°32.746'E, depth 18-22 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus alfiani Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Lembata Island, Lesser Sunda group, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus angulatus Randall & Lubbock, 1981 [=Paracheilinus angulatus Randall [J. E.] & Lubbock [R.] 1981:(21) 26, Pl. 2 (fig. D)] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (no. 1); ref. 5544] Batangas, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus angulatus Randall & Lubbock 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus attenuatus Randall, 1999 [=Paracheilinus attenuatus Randall [J. E.] 1999:34, Figs. 2-6] Notes: [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 25148] North side of Amirante Islands, St. François Atoll, Seychelles, 7°05'N, 52°44'E, depth 28 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus attenuatus Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles and Kenya. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus bellae Randall, 1988 [=Paracheilinus bellae Randall [J. E.] 1988:222, Pls. 2 (fig. d), 3 (fig. h)] Notes: [Micronesica v. 21; ref. 14253] Lagoon, Bigej-Mack Reef, 8°58'N, 167°44'E, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific, depth 60-90 feet. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus bellae Randall 1988. Labridae. Distribution: Micronesia and Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus carpenteri Randall & Lubbock, 1981 [=Paracheilinus carpenteri Randall [J. E.] & Lubbock [R.] 1981:(20) 24, Pl. 2 (figs. A-B)] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (no. 1); ref. 5544] Eastern side off marine laboratory of Univ. of San Carlos, Mactan Island, east of Cebu, Philippines, depth 40 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus carpenteri Randall & Lubbock 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands to Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus cyaneus Kuiter & Allen, 1999 [=Paracheilinus cyaneus Kuiter [R. H.] & Allen [G. R.] 1999:121, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 24141] Bandang Island, off western side of Banggai Island, Bandang Islands, Indonesia, 1°41'12"S, 123°27'50"E, depth 20 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus cyaneus Kuiter & Allen 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia: Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Raja Ampat Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus filamentosus Allen, 1974 [=Paracheilinus filamentosus Allen [G. R.] 1974:(450) 452, Fig. 2] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 7101] Outer reef off northern end of Kranket Island, about 2 nautical miles north of Madang, New Guinea, 5°11'24"S, 145°50'54"E, depth 32 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus filamentosus Allen 1974. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea, Philippines and Indonesia to Queensland and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus flavianalis Kuiter & Allen, 1999 [=Paracheilinus flavianalis Kuiter [R. H.] & Allen [G. R.] 1999:123, Figs. 4-7] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 24141] Outer reef on south side of Scott Reef, Western Australia, about 13°55'S, 121°55'E, depth 27-28 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus flavianalis Kuiter & Allen 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977 [=Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus Randall [J. E.] & Harmelin-Vivien [M. L.] 1977:338, Fig. 4] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 3: Zoologie) (No. 436) Zool. (No. 306); ref. 5323] Outer reef slope of barrier reef, Tuléar, Madagascar, depth 42 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus Randall & Harmelin-Vivien 1977. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to southwestern Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus lineopunctatus Randall & Lubbock, 1981 [=Paracheilinus lineopunctatus Randall [J. E.] & Lubbock [R.] 1981:(20) 21, Pl. 1 (fig. B)] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (no. 1); ref. 5544] Eastern side off marine laboratory of Univ. of San Carlos, Mactan Island, east of Cebu, Philippines, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus lineopunctatus Randall & Lubbock 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Apparently misidentifications from Taiwan and southern Japan [ref. 34238]. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus mccoskeri Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977 [=Paracheilinus mccoskeri Randall [J. E.] & Harmelin-Vivien [M. L.] 1977:332, Fig. 2] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 3: Zoologie) (No. 436) Zool. (No. 306); ref. 5323] Reef 150 meters offshore front of Said Ibrahim's Palace, north of Moroni, Grande Comore Island, Comoro Islands, depth 20-35 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus mccoskeri Randall & Harmelin-Vivien 1977. Labridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Oman and East Africa, Comoro Islands to Andaman Sea and Indonesia. Habitat: marine. Species Paracheilinus nursalim Allen & Erdmann, 2008 [=Paracheilinus nursalim Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2008:181, Figs. 2-4] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (nos 3-4); ref. 29498] Pulau Semisarom, 3°51.292'S, 134°0.934'E, Triton Bay, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 25 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus nursalim Allen & Erdmann 2008. Labridae. Distribution: West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus octotaenia Fourmanoir, in Roux-Esteve & Fourmanoir, 1955 [=Paracheilinus octotaenia Fourmanoir [P.] in Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955:199, Fig. 1] Notes: [Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco (Nouvelle Série) v. 30 (art. 7); ref. 5324] Abu Latt Island, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, ca. 19°58.0'N, 40°07.6'E. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus octotaenia Fourmanoir 1955. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus paineorum Allen et al., 2016 [=Paracheilinus paineorum Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Yusmalinda [N. L. A.] 2016:62, Figs. 2A, 6A, 18, 38-40] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 19; ref. 34238] Southwestern Flores, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 08°48.573'S, 119°50.200'E, depth 15-20 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus paineorum Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Central Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus piscilineatus (Cornic, 1987) [=Cirrhilabrus piscilineatus Cornic [A.] 1987:141] Notes: [Poissons de l'Ile Maurice; ref. 22052] West side, Gunner's Coin, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 35 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus piscilineatus (Cornic 1987). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus rennyae Allen et al., 2013 [=Paracheilinus rennyae Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Yusmalinda [N. L. A.] 2013:195, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 32955] Southwestern Flores, 8°48.573’S, 119°50.200’E, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, depth 15-20 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus rennyae Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda 2013. Labridae. Distribution: Flores and Komodo, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus rubricaudalis Randall & Allen, 2003 [=Paracheilinus rubricaudalis Randall [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 2003:106, Figs. 2-4] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 7 (no. 3); ref. 27244] Beqa, northeastern side, Sulphur Pass, about 18°20'S, 178°09'E, Fiji, depth 46 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus rubricaudalis Randall & Allen 2003. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji, Manus, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, northern Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus togeanensis Kuiter & Allen, 1999 [=Paracheilinus togeanensis Kuiter [R. H.] & Allen [G. R.] 1999:127, Fig. 8] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 24141] Near southern entrance to Batudaka Passage, Batudaka Island, Togean Islands, Indonesia, 0°26'60"S, 121°56'18"E, depth 25 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus togeanensis Kuiter & Allen 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia: Tomini Gulf, northern Sulawesi. Habitat: marine. Species Paracheilinus walton Allen & Erdmann, 2006 [=Paracheilinus walton Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2006:14, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 29404] Tanjung Woka, western Yapen Island, 1°36.252'S, 135°24.553'E, Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, depth 34 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus walton Allen & Erdmann 2006. Labridae. Distribution: West Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Paracheilinus xanthocirritus Allen et al., 2016 [=Paracheilinus xanthocirritus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Yusmalinda [N. L. A.] 2016:79, Figs. 6B, 18, 53-57] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 19; ref. 34238] Selai Island, Anambas Islands, Indonesia, 03°10.865'N, 106°29.615'E, depth 15-16 meters. Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus xanthocirritus Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda 2016. Labridae. Distribution: South China Sea: Indonesia and Brunei. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Parajulis Bleeker, 1865 [=Parajulis Bleeker [P.] 1865:251] Notes: [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 412] Fem. Julis poecilopterus Richardson 1846. Type by original designation. Listed as above by Jordan 1919:335 [ref. 4904] but name Parajulis not found in Bleeker 1865:251. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (authors). •Valid as Parajulis Bleeker 1865 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:34 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:258 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Parajulis Bleeker 1865. Labridae.

Species Parajulis poecilepterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) [=Julis poecilepterus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:169, Pl. 86bis (fig. 1), Julis poecilopterus Richardson [J.] 1846:260, Julis pyrrhogramma Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:170, Pl. 86bis (fig. 2), Julis thirsites Richardson [J.] 1846:260] Notes: [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Bay of Sinabara, Japan. Current status: Valid as Parajulis poecilepterus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (poecilopterus) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parajulis poecilepterus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pyrrhogramma) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Parajulis poecilepterus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (thirsites) [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Parajulis poecilepterus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pictilabrus Gill, 1891 [=Pictilabrus Gill [T. N.] 1891:403] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 861); ref. 1735] Masc. Labrus laticlavius Richardson 1840. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Pictilabrus Gill 1891 -- (Russell 1988:35 [ref. 12549], Gomon et al. 1994:693 [ref. 22532], Parenti & Randall 2000:34 [ref. 24943], Mabuchi et al. 2004:376 [ref. 27946], Allen et al. 2006:1405 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:654 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:241 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Pictilabrus Gill 1891. Labridae.

Species Pictilabrus brauni Hutchins & Morrison, 1996 [=Pictilabrus brauni Hutchins [J. B.] & Morrison [S. M.] 1996:39, Figs. 1, 4, 7] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (nos 1-2); ref. 22221] Cheyne Beach, 34°54'S, 118°25'E, south coast of Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Pictilabrus brauni Hutchins & Morrison 1996. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson, 1840) [=Labrus laticlavius Richardson [J.] 1840:26, Hemigymnus bleasdalei Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:38, Eupetrichthys gloveri Scott [T. D.] in Scott, Glover & Southcott 1974:303, Fig., Labrichthys labiosa Macleay [W.] 1881:88, Pl. 1 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt 8, no. 87); ref. 3733] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, southwestern Pacific, ca. 43°09'S, 147°51'E. Current status: Valid as Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: southern Queesland to Tasmania and to Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (bleasdalei) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Current status: Synonym of Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gloveri) [Marine and freshwater fishes of South Australia; ref. 8422] Thistle Island, South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (labiosa) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pictilabrus laticlavius (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pictilabrus viridis Russell, 1988 [=Pictilabrus viridis Russell [B. C.] 1988:38, Fgs. 8,12-13,15-18,23; Pl. 4(e-f)] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 9; ref. 12549] Lucky Bay, Cape Le Grande, 33°60'S, 122°14'E, Western Australia, depth 2-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Pictilabrus viridis Russell 1988. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Polylepion Gomon, 1977 [=Polylepion Gomon [M. F.] 1977:622] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 89 (no. 54); ref. 1831] Neut. Bodianus russelli Gomon & Randall 1975. Type by original designation. •Valid as Polylepion Gomon 1977 -- (Gomon & Randall 1978:45 [ref. 5481], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Gomon 1997:819 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:35 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:48 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Polylepion Gomon 1977. Labridae.

Species Polylepion cruentum Gomon, 1977 [=Polylepion cruentum Gomon [M. F.] 1977:624, Figs. 1, 2 left, 3] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 89 (no. 54); ref. 1831] Eastern Pacific off Quepos, Costa Rica, depth 190 meters. Current status: Valid as Polylepion cruentum Gomon 1977. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Polylepion russelli (Gomon & Randall, 1975) [=Bodianus russelli Gomon [M. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1975:444] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 7423] Off Moku Manu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Polylepion russelli (Gomon & Randall 1975). Labridae. Distribution: Western and Central Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Mariana Islands, Johnston Atoll, Hawaiian Islands, French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pseudocheilinops Schultz, in Schultz et al., 1960 [=Pseudocheilinops Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1960:128] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Masc. Pseudocheilinops ataenia Schultz 1960. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudocheilinops Schultz 1960 -- (Randall 1999:3 [ref. 24041], Parenti & Randall 2000:35 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3384 [ref. 26277], Kuiter 2010:157 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinops Schultz 1960. Labridae. Species Pseudocheilinops ataenia Schultz, in Schultz et al., 1960 [=Pseudocheilinops ataenia Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1960:129, Fig. 94] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Talisse Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinops ataenia Schultz 1960. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: East Indian Region to Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pseudocheilinus Bleeker, 1862 [=Pseudocheilinus Bleeker [P.] 1862:409] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Masc. Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker 1857. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:95 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Pseudocheilinus Bleeker 1862 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:700 [ref. 5706], Randall 1999:3 [ref. 24041], Parenti & Randall 2000:35 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3384 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1406 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:155 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:289 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinus Bleeker 1862. Labridae.

Species Pseudocheilinus citrinus Randall, 1999 [=Pseudocheilinus citrinus Randall [J. E.] 1999:5, Fig. 1, Pl. IA] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 28; ref. 24041] Off Bounty Bay, reef at edge of sand, Pitcairn Island, depth 30.5-40 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinus citrinus Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Oceania. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocheilinus dispilus Randall, 1999 [=Pseudocheilinus dispilus Randall [J. E.] 1999:10, Fig. 1; Pl. I (B, C)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 28; ref. 24041] Western coast at Cap Homard (between Boucan Canot and Pointe Aigrettes), Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, 21°1.5'S, 55°13'E, depth 22 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinus dispilus Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar; Réunion, Mauritius (western Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocheilinus evanidus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 [=Pseudocheilinus evanidus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:192] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Henshaw's pool near Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinus evanidus Jordan & Evermann 1903. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa, Seychelles, Maldives and Chagos Archipelago to Midway and Hawaiian Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857) [=Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker [P.] 1857:84, Cossyphus echis Guichenot [A.] 1869:197, Pl. 12 (fig. 5), Pseudocheilinus psittaculus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:376 [21], Pl. 3 (fig. 7)] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker 1857). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Line Islands and Johnson Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia and Lord Howe Island. Habitat: marine. (echis) [Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 5 (fasc. 3); ref. 1952] Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker 1857). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (psittaculus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Phoenix Islands, Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker 1857). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocheilinus ocellatus Randall, 1999 [=Pseudocheilinus ocellatus Randall [J. E.] 1999:21, Fig. 3; Pls. I (H), II (A)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 28; ref. 24041] Outside reef at base of drop-off, Laura Island, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific, depth 26 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinus ocellatus Randall 1999. Labridae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Wake Island and Johnston Atoll to Palau and Caroline Islands; Queensland (Australia) east to Pitcairn Group, south to Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins, 1901 [=Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:64, Fig. 22, Pseudocheilinus margaretae Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:929, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins 1901. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Natal (South Africa), Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Ducie (Pitcairn Group), north to southern Japan, south to Tonga and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (margaretae) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 96) (art. 107); ref. 12527] Aldabra Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins 1901. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia Schultz, in Schultz et al., 1960 [=Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1960:167, Fig. 98] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Lagoon reef at Reer Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia Schultz 1960. Labridae. Distribution: Western and Central Pacific, antiequatorial: Micronesia, Ogasawara Islands and Wake Island east to Hawaiian Islands; New Caledonia, Lau Group (Fiji) and Tonga east to Pitcairn Group, south to Austral Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pseudocoris Bleeker, 1862 [=Pseudocoris Bleeker [P.] 1862:411] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Fem. Julis (Halichoeres) heteropterus Bleeker 1857. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:97 [ref. 386]; earliest publication not established. •Valid as Pseudocoris Bleeker 1862 -- (see Randall & Kuiter 1982:159 [ref. 5446], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:210 [ref. 6441], Chen & Shao 1995:689 [ref. 21664], Parenti & Randall 2000:35 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3387 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1407 [ref. 29095], Randall & Walsh 2008:45 [ref. 29659], Kuiter 2010:323 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299], Randall et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33896], Fricke et al. 2018:290 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:20 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris Bleeker 1862. Labridae.

Species Pseudocoris aequalis Randall & Walsh, 2008 [=Pseudocoris aequalis Randall [J. E.] & Walsh [F.] 2008:53, Figs. 18-21] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 29659] Coral Sea, Holmes Reef, 16°27.0'S, 147°51.50'E, depth 8-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris aequalis Randall & Walsh 2008. Labridae. Distribution: Coral Sea to southern Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocoris aurantiofasciatus Fourmanoir, 1971 [=Pseudocoris aurantiofasciatus Fourmanoir [P.] 1971:130, Fig. 2] Notes: [Cahiers du Pacifique No. 15; ref. 7672] Rangiroa, Tuamotu Archipelago, depth 4 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris aurantiofasciata Fourmanoir 1971. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, Tuamoto, north to Palau and Japan, Philippines and south to Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands to Line Islands. Habitat: marine. Species Pseudocoris bleekeri (Hubrecht, 1876) [=Coris bleekeri Hubrecht [A. A. W.] 1876:214, Julis albolumbata Schmidt [P. J.] 1931:87, Fig. 8, Coris philippina Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:309, Pl. 42] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 17 (no. 99) (art. 20); ref. 18316] Ceram Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris bleekeri (Hubrecht 1876). Labridae. Distribution: Southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Philippines to southern Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (albolumbata) [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Itoman, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Pseudocoris bleekeri (Hubrecht 1876). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (philippina) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Sulade Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Pseudocoris bleekeri (Hubrecht 1876). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocoris hemichrysos Randall et al., 2015 [=Pseudocoris hemichrysos Randall [J. E.], Connell [A. D.] & Victor [B. C.] 2015:26, Figs. 22-25] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 16; ref. 33896] Maldives, aquarium collectors. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris hemichrysos Randall, Connell & Victor 2015. Labridae. Distribution: Maldives, Mauritius and Chagos Archipelago, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocoris heteropterus (Bleeker, 1857) [=Julis (Halichoeres) heteropterus Bleeker [P.] 1857:78] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris heteroptera (Bleeker 1857). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Chagos Archipelago to Solomon Islands and Japan, East Indian Region, Philippines and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. Species Pseudocoris occidentalis Randall et al., 2015 [=Pseudocoris occidentalis Randall [J. E.], Connell [A. D.] & Victor [B. C.] 2015:13, Figs. 8-14] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 16; ref. 33896] Near Mombasa, Kenya, aquarium collectors. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris occidentalis Randall, Connell & Victor 2015. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes), and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocoris ocellatus Chen & Shao, 1995 [=Pseudocoris ocellatus Chen [J. P.] & Shao [K.-T.] 1995:690, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 1995 (no. 3); ref. 21664] Coastal waters off Wanlitung (Pingtung), southern Taiwan, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris ocellata Chen & Shao 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan and Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocoris petila Allen & Erdmann, 2012 [=Pseudocoris petila Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2012:1146, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] South Cinque Island, 11°14.499'N, 92°41.273'E, Andaman Islands, depth 10-16 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris petila Allen & Erdmann 2012. Labridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: South Africa, Amirantes and Réunion (Mascarenes) east to Andaman Islands and northwestern Sumatra. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudocoris yamashiroi (Schmidt, 1931) [=Julis yamashiroi Schmidt [P. J.] 1931:85, Fig. 5, Julis awayae Schmidt [P. J.] 1931:86, Figs. 6-7] Notes: [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Itoman, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris yamashiroi (Schmidt 1931). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, western Mascarenes, Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine. (awayae) [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Itoman, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Pseudocoris yamashiroi (Schmidt 1931). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pseudodax Bleeker, 1861 [=Pseudodax Bleeker [P.] 1861:229] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 12; ref. 381] Masc. Odax moluccanus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation. Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:409 [ref. 382] and 1862:96 [ref. 386]. •Valid as Pseudodax Bleeker 1861 -- (see Randall 1981:100 [ref. 5447], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:204 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:701 [ref. 5706] in its own subfamily, Parenti & Randall 2000:36 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3382 [ref. 26277], Kuiter 2010:15 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:290 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Pseudodax Bleeker 1861. Labridae.

Species Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) [=Odax moluccanus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:305, Pl. 408 (fig. 2), Odax borbonicus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:306, Pseudodax moluccensis Günther [A.] 1862:208, Odax varius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:307] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (borbonicus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (moluccensis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Current status: Synonym of Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (varius) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pseudojuloides Fowler, 1949 [=Pseudojuloides Fowler [H. W.] 1949:119] Notes: [Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Mem. 12 (no. 2); ref. 1462] Masc. Pseudojulis cerasina Snyder 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudojuloides Fowler 1949 -- (Ayling & Russell 1977 [ref. 7228], Randall & Randall 1981 [ref. 5494], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:208 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:701 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:36 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3386 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1408 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:333 [ref. 35285], Victor & Randall 2014:1 [ref. 33308], Connell et al. 2015:49 [ref. 33720], Victor & Edward 2015:41 [ref. 33835], Victor & Edward 2016:58 [ref. 34490], Victor 2017:11 [ref. 35692], Fricke et al. 2018:290 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:20 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides Fowler 1949. Labridae.

Species Pseudojuloides argyreogaster (Gunther, 1867) [=Pseudojulis argyreogaster Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:95, Pl. 12 (fig. 2)] Notes: [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides argyreogaster (Günther 1867). Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides atavai Randall & Randall, 1981 [=Pseudojuloides atavai Randall [J. E.] & Randall [H. A.] 1981:58, Figs. 4-5] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 5494] Off West harbor, Pitcairn Island, depth 23 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides atavai Randall & Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides cerasina (Snyder, 1904) [=Pseudojulis cerasina Snyder [J. O.] 1904:528] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder 1904). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Tonga and Austral Islands. Now Hawaii [ref. 35692]. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides edwardi Victor & Randall, 2014 [=Pseudojuloides edwardi Victor [B. C.] & Randall [J. E.] 2014:3, Figs. 1-4. 6A] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 11; ref. 33308] Mambasa region, Kenya, Indian Ocean, aquarium trade collectors. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides edwardi Victor & Randall 2014. Labridae. Distribution: Mombasa region, Kenya, Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & Russell, 1977 [=Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling [A. M.] & Russell [B. C.] 1977:174, Figs. 4-6, 8-10] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 7228] Nursery Cove, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand, 35°28.5'S, 174°44'E, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & Russell 1977. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean off western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides erythrops Randall & Randall, 1981 [=Pseudojuloides erythrops Randall [J. E.] & Randall [H. A.] 1981:71, Figs. 13-14] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 5494] Western coast off Flic en Flac, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 57 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides erythrops Randall & Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Mauritius (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides kaleidos Kuiter & Randall, 1995 [=Pseudojuloides kaleidos Kuiter [R. H.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:107, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (nos 3-4) (1994); ref. 21618] Lagoon off boatyard, Villingili Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, depth 30 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides kaleidos Kuiter & Randall 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Maldives and Andaman Sea to Indonesia (Sumatra to West Papua). Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides labyrinthus Victor & Edward, 2016 [=Pseudojuloides labyrinthus Victor [B. C.] & Edward [J. M. B.] 2016:60, Figs. 1-6] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 21; ref. 34490] Mombasa region, Kenya, aquarium-trade. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides labyrinthus Victor & Edward 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides mesostigma Randall & Randall, 1981 [=Pseudojuloides mesostigma Randall [J. E.] & Randall [H. A.] 1981:68, Figs. 11-12] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 5494] Eastern side of Caban Island, about 600 meters south of Layaglayag Point, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines [Verde Island Passage, South China Sea, western Pacific, ca. 13°41'N 120°51'E], depth 35-39 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides mesostigma Randall & Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia (Bali, Flores and West Papua) and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides polackorum Connell et al., 2015 [=Pseudojuloides polackorum Connell [A. D.], Victor [B. C.] & Randall [J. E.] 2015:51, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 14; ref. 33720] Mombasa region, Kenya, aquarium-trade collectors. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides polackorum Connell, Victor & Randall 2015. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kwa-Zulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa to northern Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides polynesica Victor, 2017 [=Pseudojuloides polynesica Victor [B. C.] 2017:18, Figs. 7-12] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 29; ref. 35692] French Polynesia, Austral Islands, Rimatara, -22.6406°, -152.822°. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides polynesica Victor 2017. Labridae. Distribution: French Polynesia to Austral Islands west of Cook Islands and the Line Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides pyrius Randall & Randall, 1981 [=Pseudojuloides pyrius Randall [J. E.] & Randall [H. A.] 1981:62, Figs. 6-7] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 5494] Off point at southern end of Vaitahu Bay, Tahuata, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides pyrius Randall & Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides severnsi Bellwood & Randall, 2000 [=Pseudojuloides severnsi Bellwood [D. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2000:2, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 25032] South side of Kalabahi Bay, Alor Island, Indonesia, 18°14'49"S, 124°29'35"E, depth 21 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides severnsi Bellwood & Randall 2000. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands and Japan, also New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides splendens Victor, 2017 [=Pseudojuloides splendens Victor [B. C.] 2017:13, Figs. 1-6] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 29; ref. 35692] Vanuatu, Efate, Pango, -17.778°, 168.295°. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides splendens Victor 2017. Labridae. Distribution: Tropical and sub-tropical western Pacific Ocean: Japan to Australia to Lord Howe Island and Samoa. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides xanthomos Randall & Randall, 1981 [=Pseudojuloides xanthomos Randall [J. E.] & Randall [H. A.] 1981:67, Fig. 10] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 5494] Gunner's Quoin, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 25 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides xanthomos Randall & Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudojuloides zeus Victor & Edward, 2015 [=Pseudojuloides zeus Victor [B. C.] & Edward [J. M. B.] 2015:43, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 15; ref. 33835] Majuro, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (aquarium-trade collectors). Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides zeus Victor & Edward 2015. Labridae. Distribution: Palau and Majuro, Micronesia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pseudolabrus Bleeker, 1862 [=Pseudolabrus Bleeker [P.] 1862:413, Lunolabrus (subgenus of Pseudolabrus) Whitley [G. P.] 1933:86] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861 (pt 3); ref. 382] Masc. Labrus rubiginosus Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:101 [ref. 386]. Type apparently preoccupied by Labrus rubiginosus Risso 1827 and not replaced; type apparently is a synonym of Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. •Valid as Pseudolabrus Bleeker 1862 -- (Russell & Randall 1981 [ref. 6392], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:206 [ref. 6441], Russell 1988:23 [ref. 12549], Gomon et al. 1994:696 [ref. 22532], Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997:322 [ref. 23357], Parenti & Randall 2000:37 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Mabuchi et al. 2004:375 [ref. 27946], Allen et al. 2006:1408 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:656 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:227 [ref. 35285], Russell & Gill 2012:355 [ref. 32086], Parenti & Randall 2018:21 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus Bleeker 1862. Labridae. (Lunolabrus) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Masc. Labrus miles Schneider & Forster 1801. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Pseudolabrus Bleeker 1862, but a valid subgenus Lunolabrus as described -- (Russell 1988:23, 33 [ref. 12549]). •Synonym of Pseudolabrus Bleeker 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:37 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus Bleeker 1862. Labridae.

Species Pseudolabrus biserialis (Klunzinger, 1880) [=Labrichthys biserialis Klunzinger [C. B.] 1880:402 [78]] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (1. Abth.) (nos 3-4); ref. 2624] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus biserialis (Klunzinger 1880). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson, 1846) [=Labrus eoethinus Richardson [J.] 1846:255, Labrus rubiginosus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:165, Pl. 86 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson 1846). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (rubiginosus) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson 1846). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus fuentesi (Regan, 1913) [=Labrichthys fuentesi Regan [C. T.] 1913:371, Pl. 58 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 3); ref. 3652] Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus fuentesi (Regan 1913). Labridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus gayi (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Labrus gayi Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:97] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Juan Fernández Islands. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus gayi (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Juan Fernandez and Desventuradas islands (Chile). Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker, 1862 [=Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker [P.] 1862:131 [9], Labrichthys australis Steindachner [F.] 1866:476, Labrichthys cruentatus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:879, Labrichthys dorsalis Macleay [W.] 1881:87, Labrichthys dux De Vis [C. W.] 1883:287, Labrichthys maculatus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:881, Labrichthys melanura Macleay [W.] 1881:89, Labrichthys rex De Vis [C. W.] 1885:880, Pseudolabrus richardsonii Steindachner [F.] 1867:332 [26], Labrichthys sexlineatus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:880] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 14; ref. 389] Australia. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine. (australis) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 16; ref. 5030] South Pacific [South Seas]. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cruentatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dorsalis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (dux) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 1088] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maculatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanura) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rex) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, Coral Sea, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (richardsonii) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56 (1. Abth.); ref. 14188] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sexlineatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus luculentus (Richardson, 1848) [=Labrus luculentus Richardson [J.] 1848:130] Notes: [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Norfolk Island; eastern and western Australia. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus luculentus (Richardson 1848). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801) [=Labrus miles Schneider [J. G.] & Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:264, Labrus coccineus Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:264, Pseudolabrus cossyphoides Steindachner [F.] 1900:176, Labrichthys roseipunctata Hutton [F. W.] 1880:455, Julis rubecula Richardson [J.] (ex Solander) 1843:423, Julis rubiginosus Richardson [J.] (ex Solander & Parkinson) 1843:425] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster 1801). Labridae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: marine. (coccineus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster 1801). Labridae. (cossyphoides) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 37 (no. 16) (for 21 June 1900); ref. 20498] New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (roseipunctata) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 12 (1879); ref. 18320] Dunedin, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubecula) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Totaeranue or Ship Cove harbor in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubiginosus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Mattaruhow and Kidnapper's Cape, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus rubicundus (Macleay, 1881) [=Labrichthys rubicunda Macleay [W.] 1881:89, Labrichthys mortonii Johnston [R. M.] 1885:lxxiv, xciv, 256, Labrus psittaculus Richardson [J.] 1840:26] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] King George Sound, Western Australia [incorrect]; correct is Tasmania. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus rubicundus (Macleay 1881). Labridae. Distribution: Tasmania, Australia. Habitat: marine. (mortonii) [Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1884; ref. 14453] Mouth of Derwent River, Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus rubicundus (Macleay 1881). Labridae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales to Tasmania and to Western Australia [if valid]. Habitat: marine. (psittaculus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt 8, no. 87); ref. 3733] Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land [Tasmania, Australia, ca. 43°09'S, 147°51'E]. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus rubicundus (Macleay 1881). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus semifasciatus (Rendahl, 1921) [=Labrichthys semifasciatus Rendahl [H.] 1921:65] Notes: [The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 15329] Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus semifasciatus (Rendahl 1921). Labridae. Distribution: Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo, 1997 [=Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi [K.] & Nakabo [T.] 1997:323, Fig. 2A-C, Labrus japonicus Houttuyn [M.] 1782:324] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 44 (no. 4); ref. 23357] Morode Beach, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, depth 2-5 meters. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: northern Japan and Taiwan. Habitat: marine. (japonicus) [Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2); ref. 2220] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pseudolabrus torotai Russell & Randall, 1981 [=Pseudolabrus torotai Russell [B. C.] & Randall [J. E.] 1981:437, Fig. 4] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 34 (no. 4); ref. 6392] Anchorage in Haurei Bay (27°35'S, 144°20'W), Rapa Island, South Pacific, depth 80 feet. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus torotai Russell & Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Oceania: Rapa. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pteragogus Peters, 1855 [=Pteragogus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:451, Duymaeria Bleeker [P.] 1856:52, Labrastrum Guichenot [A.] 1860:153] Notes: [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Masc. Cossyphus opercularis Peters 1855. Type by monotypy. Type species preoccupied by Cossyphus opercularis Guichenot 1847; replaced by Pteragogus pelycus Randall 1981:82 [ref. 5447]. •Valid as Pteragogus Peters 1855 -- (Randall 1981 [ref. 5447], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:205 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:701 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 1998:473 [ref. 23684], Randall 1999:3 [ref. 24041], Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1410 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:158 [ref. 35285], Randall 2013:24 [ref. 32688], Fricke et al. 2018:291 [ref. 35805], Parenti & Randall 2018:22 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Pteragogus Peters 1855. Labridae. (Duymaeria) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Fem. Duymaeria amboinensis Bleeker 1856. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated first by Jordan, Tanaka & Snyder 1913:199 [ref. 6448]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1857:469 [ref. 6220]. •Synonym of Pteragogus Peters 1855 -- (Randall 1986:701 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 1998:473 [ref. 23684], Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus Peters 1855. Labridae. (Labrastrum) [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2) v. 12 (no. 4); ref. 1942] Neut. Ctenolabrus flagellifer Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). As Lebrastres and Labrastre, but latinized on p. 153 as Labrastrum. •Synonym of Duymaeria Bleeker 1856 -- (authors). •Synonym of Pteragogus Peters 1855 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus Peters 1855. Labridae. Species Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson, 1845) [=Ctenolabrus aurigarius Richardson [J.] 1845:90, Pl. 45 (figs. 1-2), Duymaeria japonica Bleeker [P.] 1856:53, Ctenolabrus rubellio Richardson [J.] 1845:93, Pl. 45 (fig. 3), Crenilabrus spilogaster Bleeker [P.] 1854:416] Notes: [Ichthyology.--Part 2. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 20574] China seas near Canton, China. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson 1845). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan and North China Sea. Habitat: marine. (japonica) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson 1845). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubellio) [Ichthyology.--Part 2. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 20574] China seas near Canton, China. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson 1845). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (spilogaster) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 13964] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson 1845). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus clarkae Randall, 2013 [=Pteragogus clarkae Randall [J. E.] 2013:24, Fig. 17] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 7; ref. 32688] Egypt, Al Ghardaqa (Hurghada), 27°15'N, 33°49'E, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus clarkae Randall 2013. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus cryptus Randall, 1981 [=Pteragogus cryptus Randall [J. E.] 1981:83, Pl. 1 (figs. 3-4); Fig. 2] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Maritima v. 13 (no. 1/3); ref. 5447] Off Heinz Steinitz Marine Biology Lab, Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 43 meters. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus cryptus Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Madagascar east to western Indonesia. [Western Pacific populations apparently are a separate, undescribed species; distributed Indonesia east to Samoa, north to Philippines and Micronesia, south to Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) and New Caledonia]. Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus enneacanthus (Bleeker, 1853) [=Crenilabrus enneacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1853:120, Duymaeria amboinensis Bleeker [P.] 1856:54] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 16900] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus enneacanthus (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands, south to Australia and north to Japan. Habitat: marine. (amboinensis) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus enneacanthus (Bleeker 1853). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Ctenolabrus flagellifer Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:240, Duymaeria caeruleomaculata Günther [A.] 1862:122, Cossyphus filamentosus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:453, Crenilabrus nematopterus Bleeker [P.] 1851:250, Labrus ramentosus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:34, xi] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] No locality stated. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to New Guinea and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to northern Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (caeruleomaculata) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (filamentosus) [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nematopterus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ramentosus) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Mocha, Yemen, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus guttatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) [=Duymaeria guttata Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:218] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Catbalogan, Samar Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus guttatus (Fowler & Bean 1928). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus pelycus Randall, 1981 [=Pteragogus pelycus Randall [J. E.] 1981:82, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2), Cossyphus opercularis Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:451] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Maritima v. 13 (no. 1/3); ref. 5447] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus pelycus Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius (western Mascarenes), and Cargados Carajos [Red Sea species now P. trispilus]. Habitat: marine. (opercularis) [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus pelycus Randall 1981. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus taeniops (Peters, 1855) [=Cossyphus taeniops Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:453] Notes: [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus taeniops (Peters 1855). Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa to Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus trispilus Randall, 2013 [=Pteragogus trispilus Randall [J. E.] 2013:29, Figs. 20-22] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 7; ref. 32688] Gulf of Aqaba, west Coast, Taba, 3 km, south of Interuniversity Institute of Marine Science, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus trispilus Randall 2013. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Pteragogus variabilis Randall, 2013 [=Pteragogus variabilis Randall [J. E.] 2013:34, Figs. 23-27] Notes: [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 7; ref. 32688] Mauritius, reef about 1.5 miles north of Flic en Flac, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Pteragogus variabilis Randall 2013. Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Aldabra Atoll and St. Brandon's Shoals. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Semicossyphus Gunther, 1861 [=Semicossyphus Günther [A.] 1861:384, Pimelometopon Gill [T. N.] 1864:58] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Masc. Cossyphus reticulatus Valenciennes 1839. Type by subsequent designation. Gill 1864 removed the second species (leaving reticulatus), but that does not establish a type species (Art. 69.4). •Valid as Semicossyphus Günther 1861 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:204 [ref. 6441], Gomon 1997:822 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Valid as Semicossyphus Günther 1861. Labridae. (Pimelometopon) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 1694] Neut. Labrus pulcher Ayres 1854. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Semicossyphus Günther 1861 -- (Gomon 1997:822 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Semicossyphus Günther 1861. Labridae.

Species Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns, 1842) [=Cossyphus darwini Jenyns [L.] 1842:100, Pl. 20, Labrus aper Valenciennes [A.] 1846:no p., Pl. 8 (fig. 1), Trochocopus canis Philippi [R. A.] 1887:570 [38], Pl. 7 (fig. 3), Dentex maculatus Pérez Canto [C.] 1886:12] Notes: [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] San Cristóbal Island [Chatham Island], Galápagos Islands. Current status: Valid as Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns 1842). Labridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Galápagos Islands and Ecuador to Chile. Habitat: marine. (aper) [Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "la Vénus"; ref. 6165] Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns 1842). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (canis) [Anales de la Universidad de Chile Sec. 1, v. 71; ref. 3464] Iquique, Valparaíso, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns 1842). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maculatus) [Anales de la Universidad de Chile Sec. 1, v. 69; ref. 18531] Valparaíso, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns 1842). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854) [=Labrus pulcher Ayres [W. O.] 1854:174] Notes: [The Pacific [newspaper] v. 3 and 4 (thru no. 6); ref. 157] San Diego, California, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres 1854). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Cossyphus reticulatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:139, Semicossyphus robecchii Döderlein [L.] in Steindachner & Döderlein 1887:271 [15]] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Japan. Current status: Valid as Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (robecchii) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 53 (1. abth.); ref. 4249] Yokohama, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Stethojulis Gunther, 1861 [=Stethojulis Günther [A.] 1861:386, Hinalea Jordan [D. S.] & Jordan [E. K.] 1922:69, Rhytejulis (subgenus of Stethojulis) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:232, 241] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Fem. Julis strigiventer Bennett 1833. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:308 [ref. 4904]. Also appeared in Günther 1862:140 [ref. 1969]. •Valid as Stethojulis Günther 1861 -- (Randall & Kay 1974:101 [ref. 22741], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:207 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:702 [ref. 5706], Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24432], Parenti & Randall 2000:39 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3387 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1410 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:349 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2018:292 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Stethojulis Günther 1861. Labridae. (Hinalea) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 2487] Fem. Julis axillaris Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Stethojulis Günther 1861 -- (Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24432], Parenti & Randall 2000:39 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis Günther 1861. Labridae. (Rhytejulis) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Fem. Labrus trilineatus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Stethojulis Günther 1861 -- (Randall 2000:4 [ref. 24432], Parenti & Randall 2000:39 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis Günther 1861. Labridae.

Species Stethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre, 1788) [=Labrus albovittatus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Koelreuter) 1788:108, Pl. 98 (fig. 399), Labrus koelreuteri Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:262] Notes: [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] No locality stated. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago, possibly Sri Lanka and east to Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (koelreuteri) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis balteata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) [=Julis balteatus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:267, Pl. 56 (fig. 1), Julis axillaris Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:272] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Maui, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis balteata (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (axillaris) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis balteata (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851) [=Julis (Halichoeres) bandanensis Bleeker [P.] 1851:254, Stethojulis fulvoventris Seale [A.] 1901:92, Stethojulis linearis Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1960:214, Pl. 107 (fig. E), Stethojulis rubromacula Scott [T. D.] 1959:87, Fig. 7] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, South China Sea to Line Islands, French Polynesia, Australia and Kermadec Islands, north to Japan; Revillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico). Habitat: marine. (fulvoventris) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 14357] Agaña, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (linearis) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ocean reef at channel entrance, Enyu Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubromacula) [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 82; ref. 12026] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851) [=Julis (Halichoeres) interruptus Bleeker [P.] 1851:252, Stethojulis kallosoma Bleeker [P.] 1862:290, Julis (Halichoeres) kalosoma Bleeker [P.] 1852:289, Stethojulis zatima Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:788, Fig. 9] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Islands, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa and Madagascar east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Habitat: marine. (kallosoma) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 13; ref. 16995] Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (kalosoma) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, and Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (zatima) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Negros, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis maculatus Schmidt, 1931 [=Stethojulis maculatus Schmidt [P. J.] 1931:81, Pl. 5 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 1; ref. 3937] Kominato, Amami-Oshimo Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis maculata Schmidt 1931. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis marquesensis Randall, 2000 [=Stethojulis marquesensis Randall [J. E.] 2000:20, Fig. 4; Pl. III (C, D)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 31; ref. 24432] Ua Huka, small bay 0.4 miles northeast of Motu Takatai (western side of island), northern side of bay, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis marquesensis Randall 2000. Labridae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis notialis Randall, 2000 [=Stethojulis notialis Randall [J. E.] 2000:24, Figs. 4-5; Pl. I (C, D)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 31; ref. 24432] Suva Bay, Nukulau Island, southwestern corner of island, small bay, Viti Levu, Fiji [South Pacific], 18°10'23"S, 178°31'19"E, depth 0-1 meters. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis notialis Randall 2000. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Grande Terre Group (New Caledonia), Norfolk Island, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis strigiventer (Bennett, 1833) [=Julis strigiventer Bennett [E. T.] 1833:184, Stethojulis psacas Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:629, Fig. 5, Julis (Halichoeres) renardi Bleeker [P.] 1851:253] Notes: [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1832 (pt 2); ref. 16787] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis strigiventer (Bennett 1833). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Algoa Bay (South Africa), Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago and Gambier Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia, Tonga and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (psacas) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1266); ref. 2514] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis strigiventer (Bennett 1833). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (renardi) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis strigiventer (Bennett 1833). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis terina Jordan & Snyder, 1902 [=Stethojulis terina Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:631, Fig. 6, Stethojulis trossula Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:633, Fig. 7] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1266); ref. 2514] Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagami Sea, Japan. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis terina Jordan & Snyder 1902. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (trossula) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1266); ref. 2514] Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagami Sea, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis terina Jordan & Snyder 1902. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Labrus trilineatus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:253, Julis (Halichoeres) casturi Bleeker [P.] 1853:768, Stethojulis casturi Günther [A.] 1881:255, Stethojulis filholi Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:225 [15], Julis (Halichoeres) phekadopleura Bleeker [P.] 1849:8, Halichoeres sebae Kner [R.] 1860:12, Pl. 1 (fig. 9), Julis sebanus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:474, Julis sukl Montrouzier [X.] 1857:473 [195]] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Coringo, Coromandel, India. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to Samoa, to eastern Australia and New Caledonia, and north to Japan. Habitat: marine. (casturi B) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 335] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (casturi G) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 15); ref. 14286] Oceania: Palau, Yap, and Futuna. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (filholi) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3888] Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (phekadopleura) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sebae) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 40; ref. 20935] Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sebanus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sukl) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Suezichthys Smith, 1958 [=Suezichthys Smith [J. L. B.] 1958:319, Nelabrichthys Russell [B. C.] 1983:1, Suezia Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:100, 106] Notes: [South African Journal of Science v. 54; ref. 4117] Masc. Labrichthys caudavittatus Steindachner 1898. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Suezia Smith 1957, preoccupied by Suezia Gurney 1927 in Crustacea, Copepoda. •Valid as Suezichthys Smith 1958 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:206 [ref. 6441], Russell 1985 [ref. 5235], Russell 1986 [ref. 5990], Gomon et al. 1994:697 [ref. 22532], Parenti & Randall 2000:40 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1412 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:657 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:247 [ref. 35285], Russell & Westneat 2013:89 [ref. 32655], Parenti & Randall 2018:22 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Suezichthys Smith 1958. Labridae. (Nelabrichthys) [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 27; ref. 5413] Masc. Labrus ornatus Carmichael 1819. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Nelabrichthys Russell 1983 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:30 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Suezichthys Smith 1958 -- (Russell & Westneat 2013:89 [ref. 32655], Parenti & Randall 2018:18 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Synonym of Suezichthys Smith 1958. Labridae. (Suezia) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 7; ref. 4113] Fem. Labrichthys caudavittatus Steindachner 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Apparently preoccupied in Crustacea [details not researched], replaced by Suezichthys Smith 1958. •Objective synonym of Suezichthys Smith 1958 -- (Russell 1985:3 [ref. 5235], Parenti & Randall 2000:40 [ref. 24943], Russell & Westneat 2013:89 [ref. 32655]). Current status: Synonym of Suezichthys Smith 1958. Labridae.

Species Seuzichthys arquatus Russell, 1985 [=Suezichthys arquatus Russell [B. C.] 1985:15, Pl. 3 (figs A-B); Figs. 1, 6c, 7b] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 2; ref. 5235] Nursery Cove (35°28'S, 174°44'E), Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand, depth 13 meters. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys arquatus Russell 1985. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys aylingi Russell, 1985 [=Suezichthys aylingi Russell [B. C.] 1985:5, Pl. 1 (figs. A-B)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 2; ref. 5235] Nursery Cove (35°28'S, 174°44'E), Poor Knights Island, New Zealand, depth 13 meters. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys aylingi Russell 1985. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southeastern Australia (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania) and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys bifurcatus Russell, 1986 [=Suezichthys bifurcatus Russell [B. C.] 1986:59, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 110 (pt 2); ref. 5990] Great Australian Bight, 34°20'-34°21'S, 123°42-123°43'E, Western Australia, Solea station 5, depth 80 meters. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys bifurcatus Russell 1986. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Suezichthys caudavittatus (Steindachner, 1898) [=Labrichthys caudavittatus Steindachner [F.] 1898:199] Notes: [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 35 (no. 19) (for 14July 1898); ref. 20495] Suez fish market, As-Suways, Suez Governorate, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys caudavittatus (Steindachner 1898). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Somalia, Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys cyanolaemus Russell, 1985 [=Suezichthys cyanolaemus Russell [B. C.] 1985:13, Pl. 2 (figs. C-D); Fig. 7A] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 2; ref. 5235] Fish Hook Bay (32°02'S, 115°27'E), Rottnest Island, Western Australia, depth 6 meters. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys cyanolaemus Russell 1985. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys devisi (Whitley, 1941) [=Guntheria devisi Whitley [G. P.] 1941:36, Fig. 24] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4701] Off Frazer Island, 24°52'S, 152°48'E, Queensland, Australia, depth 15 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys devisi (Whitley 1941). Labridae. Distribution: Western South Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys gracilis (Steindachner & Doderlein, 1887) [=Labrichthys gracilis Steindachner [F.] & Döderlein [L.] 1887:273 [17]] Notes: [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 53 (1. abth.); ref. 4249] Tokyo, Japan. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys gracilis (Steindachner & Döderlein 1887). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, Vietnam to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys notatus (Kamohara, 1958) [=Pseudolabrus notatus Kamohara [T.] 1958:8, Pl. 3 (fig. 2), Suezichthys tripunctatus Randall [J. E.] & Kotthaus [A.] 1977:34, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 2555] Okinoshima, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys notatus (Kamohara 1958). Labridae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific Ocean, antiequatorial: Japan, eastern Australia, Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (tripunctatus)[Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 24; ref. 7279] Off northern shore of Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, 21°40'N, 158°07'W, depth 68-86 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Suezichthys notatus (Kamohara 1958). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys ornatus (Carmichael, 1819) [=Labrus ornatus Carmichael [D.] 1819:502, Pl. 27, Labrichthys isleanus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:988, Labrichthys lantzii Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:988, Platyglossus robinsoni Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1914:86] Notes: [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London v. 12 (pt 2) (art. 29); ref. 17972] Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys ornatus (Carmichael 1819). Labridae. Distribution: Southern Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean: Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island, Vema Seamount, St. Paul Island. and Amsterdam Island,. Habitat: marine. (isleanus) [Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences. v. 81; ref. 18662] St. Paul Island, southern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Suezichthys ornatus (Carmichael 1819). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lantzii) [Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences. v. 81; ref. 18662] St. Paul Island, southern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Suezichthys ornatus (Carmichael 1819). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (robinsoni) [Annals of the South African Museum v. 13 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 14155] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Suezichthys ornatus (Carmichael 1819). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Suezichthys rosenblatti Russell & Westneat, 2013 [=Suezichthys rosenblatti Russell [B. C.] & Westneat [M. W.] 2013:91, Fig. 1] Notes: [Zootaxa 3640 (no. 1); ref. 32655] Isla San Ambrosio, Caleta Las Moscas, 26°20'05"S, 79°53'25"W, eastern Pacific Ocean, depth 10-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys rosenblatti Russell & Westneat 2013. Labridae. Distribution: Isla Juan Fernandes, Isla San Felix and Isla San Ambrosia, off Chile, eastern Pacific Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys russelli Randall, 1981 [=Suezichthys russelli Randall [J. E.] 1981:90, Pl. 2 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Maritima v. 13 (no. 1/3); ref. 5447] Ras Abu-Galum, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 52-55 meters. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys russelli Randall 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa. Habitat: marine.

Species Suezichthys soelae Russell, 1985 [=Suezichthys soelae Russell [B. C.] 1985:9, Pl. 2 (figs. A-B)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 2; ref. 5235] North West Shelf (20°29.4'S, 116°10.0'E), Australia, depth 32-34 meters. Current status: Valid as Suezichthys soelae Russell 1985. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Australia and Japan. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Symphodus Rafinesque, 1810 [=Symphodus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:41, Corycus Cuvier [G.] 1814:89, Crenilabrus Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1182a] Notes: [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Masc. Symphodus fulvescens Rafinesque 1810. Type by monotypy or subsequent designation. Whitley 1935:138 [ref. 6396] determined that the type was designated first by Lesson, v. 15, 1829:728 [ref. 13391], but the type is apparently by monotypy. •Valid as Symphodus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:434 [ref. 7204], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:931 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:40 [ref. 24943], Almada et al. 2002:85 [ref. 32994], Parin 2003:S18 [ref. 28536], Kuiter 2010:86 [ref. 35285], Parin et al. 2014:381 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Symphodus Rafinesque 1810. Labridae. (Corycus) [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 1] (for 29 Mar. 1814); ref. 4884] Masc. Lutjanus rostratus Bloch 1791. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared without species scientifically named; species added by Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839. Type designated by Jordan 1917:93 [ref. 2407] if not earlier. As Coricus in Cuvier 1816:263 [ref. 993] and Corica by authors. Originally as a subgenus, but genus not stated. •Synonym of Symphodus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:434 [ref. 7204], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:931 [ref. 13676] as Coricus, Parenti & Randall 2000:41 [ref. 24943], Parin 2003:S18 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:381 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus Rafinesque 1810. Labridae. (Crenilabrus) [Isis (Oken) v. 1 (pt 8) (no. 148); ref. 3303] Masc. Labrus lapina Forsskål 1775. Type by subsequent designation. Swainson 1839:229 [ref. 4303] fixed the type as verres Bloch; if accepted would upset current usage. Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 512] designated pavo (not an included species = lapina) which is usually cited as the type. Based on "Les Crénilabres" of Cuvier 1816:262 [ref. 993]; also 1814:89 [ref. 4884]. See Jordan 1917:101 [ref. 2407] and Gill 1903:966 [ref. 5768]. •Valid as Crenilabrus Oken 1817 -- (Reshetnikov 1998:122 [ref. 23570], Vasil'eva 2007:116 [ref. 30517], Parin et al. 2014:378 [ref. 33547]). •Synonym of Symphodus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:434 [ref. 7204], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:931 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:41 [ref. 24943], Parin 2003:S18 [ref. 28536]). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus Rafinesque 1810. Labridae.

Species Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Crenilabrus bailloni Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:191, Pl. 373, Crenilabrus donovani Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:180, Labrus pirca Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:265] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Saint Valery Bay, near the mouth of the Somme, Picardie, France; La Rochelle, France, Bay of Biscay; coasts of la Manche/English Channel, France, northeastern Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: North Sea to Mauritania (straying to western Mediterranean Sea). Habitat: marine. (donovani) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Granville, northwestern France. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pirca) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Symphodus caeruleus (Azevedo, 1999) [=Centrolabrus caeruleus Azevedo [J. M. N.] 1999:3, Fig. 1A-b] Notes: [Bocagiana. Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural) No. 196; ref. 23890] Baixa da Moaçor, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, depth 18-20 meters. Current status: Valid as Symphodus caeruleus (Azevedo 1999). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores. Habitat: marine.

Species Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788) [=Labrus cinereus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Brünnich) 1788:118, Lutjanus cinereus Risso [A.] 1810:266, Lutianus core Nardo [G. D.] 1827:30, 38 (no. 100), Lutjanus cornubicus Risso [A.] 1810:267, Lutjanus cotta Risso [A.] 1810:282, Labrus donzella Nardo [G. D.] 1824:254, Crenilabrus fraenatus Bennett [E. T.] 1835:91, Labrlus fraenatus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:270, Labrus fucis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:38, Labrus fuscus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:266, Labrus griseus Gmelin [J. F.] (ex Brünnich) 1789:1296, Lutjanus massa Risso [A.] 1810:274, Pl. 8 (fig. 26), Crenilabrus pusillus Nordmann [A. von] 1840:454, Pl. 18 (fig. 2), Labrus rubellio Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:264, Labrus simus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:271, Crenilabrus staitii Nordmann [A. von] 1840:452, Pl. 18 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar. Habitat: marine. (cinereus R) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (core) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 3146] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cornubicus) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea; Cornwall, England, northeastern Atlantic. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:35 [ref. 21549]. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cotta) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (donzella) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fraenatus B) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835 (pt 3); ref. 16793] Black Sea near Trabzon [Trebizond], Turkey. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fraenatus P) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Crimea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fucis) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] "Tauriae circa Alupka", Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (griseus) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (massa) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pusillus) [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Lustdorff, Odessa, Ukraine. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubellio) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (simus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] "Sinu Theodosiano Tauriae". Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (staitii) [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Odessa, Ukraine (Black Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus cinereus (Bonnaterre 1788). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Symphodus doderleini Jordan, 1890 [=Symphodus doderleini Jordan [D. S.] 1890:618] Notes: [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 15 (for 1887) (art. 7); ref. 2392] Mediterranean Sea and coasts of southern Europe. Current status: Valid as Symphodus doderleini Jordan 1890. Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Perca mediterranea Linnaeus [C.] 1758:291, Labrus bidens Nardo [G. D.] 1824:253, Lutjanus bidens Bloch [M. E.] 1790:123, Pl. 251 (fig. 1), Crenilabrus boryanus Risso [A.] 1827:320, Lutjanus brunnichii Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:184, 222, Sparus brunnichii Shaw [G.] 1803:462, Lutjanus chlorosochrus Risso [A.] 1810:275, Pl. 8 (fig. 27), Labrus coeruleovittatus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Brünnich) 1788:117, Labrus erithrophthalmus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Brünnich) 1792:263, Labrus fuscus Gmelin [J. F.] (ex Brünnich) 1789:1295, Labrus fuscus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Brünnich) 1792:263, Lutjanus massiliensis Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:184, 222, Labrus mediterraneus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Brünnich) 1801:255, Crenilabrus nigrescens Risso [A.] 1827:320, Crenilabrus pictus Lowe [R. T.] 1838:186, Labrus pittima Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:36, Labrus serpentinus Bonnaterre [J. P.] 1788:117, Labrus unimaculatus Gmelin [J. F.] (ex Brünnich) 1789:1295] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] No locality. Current status: Valid as Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to northern Morocco including Azores and Madeira. Habitat: marine. (bidens N) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bidens B) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (boryanus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (brunnichii L) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (brunnichii S) [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (chlorosochrus) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coeruleovittatus) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France; Dalmatia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (erithrophthalmus) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus G) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (massiliensis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mediterraneus B) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nigrescens) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pictus) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14); ref. 2831] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pittima) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (serpentinus) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (unimaculatus) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea; Dalmatia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Symphodus melanocercus (Risso, 1810) [=Lutjanus melanocercus Risso [A.] 1810:283, Crenilabrus caeruleus Risso [A.] 1827:316, Pl. 10 (fig. 25), Crenilabrus cyanospilatus Cocco [A.] 1840:242, Crenilabrus melanoxanthurus Cocco [A.] 1840:243] Notes: [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Saint Hospice, near Villefranche, France (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Valid as Symphodus melanocercus (Risso 1810). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea endemic. Habitat: marine. (caeruleus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melanocercus (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanospilatus) [Il Maurolico, Giornale di Scienze, Lettere e Arti v. 4 (fasc. 6); ref. 23130] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melanocercus (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanoxanthurus) [Il Maurolico, Giornale di Scienze, Lettere e Arti v. 4 (fasc. 6); ref. 23130] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melanocercus (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus melops Linnaeus [C.] 1758:286, Labrus ascanii Shaw [G.] 1803:512, Crenilabrus couchii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:178, Labrus gibbosus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Pennant) 1788:112, Pl. 99 (fig. 403), Labrus gibbus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1295, Labrus goldsinny Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Pennant) 1788:112, Pl. 99 (fig. 404), Crenilabrus locaninus Gulia [G.] 1861:16, Perca maculosa Retzius [A. J.] 1800:337, Lutjanus norwegicus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:11, Pl. 256, Crenilabrus pennantii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:178, Labrus rone Ascanius [P.] 1772:6, Pl. 14, Labrus tesselatus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:8, Pl. 291 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Southern Europe or Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco and the Azores. Habitat: marine. (ascanii) [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Northern Seas. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (couchii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gibbosus) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Isle of Anglesey, off northwestern Wales, United Kingdom. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gibbus) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Great Britain. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (goldsinny) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (locaninus) [Tentamen ichthyologiae Melitensis; ref. 1956] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (maculosa) [Faunae Suecicae a Carolo A Linné; ref. 18622] Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (norwegicus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] North Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pennantii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rone) [Icones rerum naturalium, ou figures enluminées d'histoire naturelle du Nord; ref. 5115] Norway. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tesselatus) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Norway. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus ocellatus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:285, Crenilabrus argenteostriatus Nordmann [A. von] 1840:461, Pl. 18 (fig. 4), Crenilabrus aurantiacus Cocco [A.] 1885:231, Crenilabrus bertini Pras [A.] 1961:10, Crenilabrus dubius Gulia [G.] 1861:13, Labrus dubius Nardo [G. D.] 1824:255, Lutjanus eques Nardo [G. D.] 1827:30, 38 (no. 103), Lutianus flavus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:18, Labrus guttatus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Brünnich) 1788:118, Labrus guttatus Gmelin [J. F.] (ex Brünnich) 1789:1296, Labrus guttatus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Brünnich) 1792:265, Crenilabrus littoralis Risso [A.] 1827:322, Scarus maculatus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:63, Labrus mendovella Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:23, 54, Crenilabrus morelli Nordmann [A. von] 1840:459, Pl. 18 (fig. 3), Labrus ocellatus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:37, 11, Labrus olivaceus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Brünnich) 1788:117, Labrus olivaceus Gmelin [J. F.] (ex Brünnich) 1789:1295, Labrus olivaceus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Brünnich) 1792:263, Labrus perspicillatus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:267, Labrus reticulatus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Brünnich) 1788:117, Crenilabrus rissoi Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:197, Labrus rubens Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Brunnich) 1801:256, Lutianus ruber Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:63, Crenilabrus schemberianus Gulia [G.] 1861:13, Labrus venosus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1296, Labrus venosus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:264, Crenilabrus zeraphinus Gulia [G.] 1861:13] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] No locality. Current status: Valid as Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine. (argenteostriatus) [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine (Black Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (aurantiacus) [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 4; ref. 4874] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (bertini) [Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et d'Archéologie de Toulon et du Var. No. 137; ref. 19748] Southwest of Les Salins d'Hyères, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea, depth 15 meters. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (dubius G) [Tentamen ichthyologiae Melitensis; ref. 1956] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (dubius N) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (eques) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 3146] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (flavus) [Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz; ref. 3582] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (guttatus B) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (guttatus G) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (guttatus W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (littoralis) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (maculatus) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (mendovella) [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (morelli) [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Sebastopol and Yalta, Ukraine (Black Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (ocellatus) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Smirnae [= İzmir, Turkey]. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (olivaceus B) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (olivaceus G) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (olivaceus W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (perspicillatus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] "Mari Tauricam Chersonesum circumfluente" (Sebastopol, Ukraine, Black Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (reticulatus) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (rissoi) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Naples, Italy; Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (rubens) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (ruber) [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (schemberianus) [Tentamen ichthyologiae Melitensis; ref. 1956] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (venosus G) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (venosus W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (zeraphinus) [Tentamen ichthyologiae Melitensis; ref. 1956] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Symphodus roissali (Risso, 1810) [=Lutjanus roissali Risso [A.] 1810:276, Pl. 8 (fig. 28), Labrus aeruginosus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:264, Lutjanus alberti Risso [A.] 1810:277, Crenilabrus arcuatus Risso [A.] 1827:328, Pl. 16 (fig. 49), Labrus capistratus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:269, Labrus oculusperdix Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:39, Crenilabrus quinquemaculatus Risso [A.] 1827:324, Pl. 10 (fig. 23), Crenilabrus tigrinus Risso [A.] 1827:317, Pl. 10 (fig. 26)] Notes: [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Symphodus roissali (Risso 1810). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern North Atlantic: Gulf of Gascogne to Gibraltar. Habitat: brackish, marine. (aeruginosus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] "In littore saxoso meridionali Tauriae", Crimara. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus roissali (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (alberti) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus roissali (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (arcuatus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus roissali (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (capistratus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Off Feodosia, Crimea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus roissali (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (oculusperdix) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus roissali (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (quinquemaculatus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus roissali (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (tigrinus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus roissali (Risso 1810). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Symphodus rostratus (Bloch, 1791) [=Lutjanus rostratus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:7, Pl. 254 (fig. 2), Labrus acatirostreus Nardo [G. D.] 1824:254, Coricus brama Nordmann [A. von] 1840:464, Pl. 20 (fig. 1), Symphodus fulvescens Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:41, Lutjanus lamarckii Risso [A.] 1810:281, Pl. 9 (fig. 29), Labrus lutiolus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123, Labrus macrostomus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:36, Labrus pitimoides Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:36, Lutjanus rubescens Risso [A.] 1810:271, Labrus scina Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:36, Labrus verdolidus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:36, Lutjanus virescens Bloch [M. E.] 1791:5, Pl. 254 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] No locality [eastern Atlantic or Mediterranean]. Current status: Valid as Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean and western Black Sea. Habitat: marine. (acatirostreus) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (brama) [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Off Sebastopol, Black Sea, Crimea, Ukraine. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fulvescens) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lamarckii) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lutiolus) [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. (macrostomus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pitimoides) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubescens) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (scina) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Istanbul, Turkey. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranran Sea and off Crimea, Black Sea. Habitat: marine. (verdolidus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (virescens) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus rostratus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus tinca Linnaeus [C.] 1758:285, Labrus caliophthalmus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:37, Labrus chlorophthalmus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:40, Labrus chrysostoma Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:37, Labrus flavescens Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:260, Labrus foetidus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123, Crenilabrus geoffroi Risso [A.] 1827:314, Lutjanus geofroyius Risso [A.] 1810:261, Pl. 8 (fig. 25), Labrus lapina Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:36, Labrus lappanoides Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:39, Labrus lappanus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:39, Lutjanus linckii Bloch [M. E.] 1790:127, Pl. 252, Labrus marmoratus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:41, Labrus niger Nardo [G. D.] 1824:253, Labrus polychrous Pallas [P. S.] 1814:262, Crenilabrus propinquus Gulia [G.] 1861:17, Labrus sanguineus Nardo [G. D.] 1824:254, Labrus tancoides Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:439, 501, Labrus verdutius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123, Labrus violaceus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:248] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] British seas. Current status: Valid as Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Spain to Morocco. Habitat: marine. (caliophthalmus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (chlorophthalmus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (chrysostoma) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (flavescens) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (foetidus) [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (geoffroi) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (geofroyius) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lapina) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Istanbul, Turkey, Sea of Marmara (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lappaoides) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lappanus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (linckii) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4; ref. 469] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (marmoratus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (niger) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (polychrous) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (propinquus) [Tentamen ichthyologiae Melitensis; ref. 1956] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sanguineus) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tancoides) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] British rivers. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (verdutius) [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (violaceus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Current status: Synonym of Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Symphodus trutta (Lowe, 1834) [=Crenilabrus trutta Lowe [R. T.] 1834:143, Acantholabrus romeritus Valenciennes [A.] 1843:64, Acantholabrus romerus Valenciennes [A.] 1843:64, Crenilabrus trutta var. unicolor Lowe [R. T.] 1838:187, Acantholabrus viridis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:252] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833 (pt 1) (for 24 Dec.); ref. 2826] Off Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Symphodus trutta (Lowe 1834). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, ? Cape Verde Islands (straying to Western Mediterranean Sea). Habitat: marine. (romeritus) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus trutta (Lowe 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (romerus) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus trutta (Lowe 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (unicolor) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14); ref. 2831] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus trutta (Lowe 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (viridis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Symphodus trutta (Lowe 1834). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Tautoga Mitchill, 1814 [=Tautoga Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:23, Hiatula Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:522] Notes: [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] Fem. Tautoga niger Mitchill 1814. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest subsequent type designation not researched; two included species plus 3 additional varities; possibly designated first by Bonaparte 1841:puntata 156, fasc. 30 [ref. 516]. •Valid as Tautoga Mitchill 1814 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Parenti & Randall 2000:43 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:99 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Tautoga Mitchill 1814. Labridae. (Hiatula) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] Fem. Hiatula gardeniana Lacepède 1800. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Hiatula Modeer 1792 in Mollusca, not replaced. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:173 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Tautoga Mitchill 1814 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:43 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Tautoga Mitchill 1814. Labridae.

Species Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus onitis Linnaeus [C.] 1758:286, Tautoga niger var. alius Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:24, Labrus americanus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:261, Sparus anonymus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:297, Labrus carolinus Bonnaterre [J. P.] 1788:113, Tautoga niger var. fuscus Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:24, Hiatula gardeniana Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:522, 523, Labrus hiatula Linnaeus [C.] (ex Garden) 1766:475, Tautoga niger Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:23, Tautoga niger var. rubens Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:24, Labrus tautoga Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:399, Pl. 1 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] No locality. Current status: Valid as Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (alius) [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (americanus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] [New York, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (anonymus) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [Rhode Island, New York, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (carolinus) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus) [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gardeniana) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hiatula) [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (niger) [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rubens) [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (tautoga) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Tautogolabrus Gunther, 1862 [=Tautogolabrus (subgenus of Ctenolabrus) Günther [A.] 1862:89, 90] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Masc. Ctenolabrus burgall Günther 1862. Type by monotypy, one species with synonyms and one variety. As a section of Ctenolabrus for American species. Species credited to Günther, on "Burgall" Schöpf (but more investigation needed). •Valid as Tautogolabrus Günther 1862 -- (Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Parenti & Randall 2000:43 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:99 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Valid as Tautogolabrus Günther 1862. Labridae.

Species Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum, 1792) [=Labrus adspersus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:254, Ctenolabrus brandaonis Steindachner [F.] 1867:64, Labrus burgall Schöpf [J. D.] 1788:155, Tautoga caerulea Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:24, Labrus chogset Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:402, Pl. 3 (fig. 2), Labrus chogset var. fulva Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:403, Ctenolabrus uninotatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:239] Notes: [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. Current status: Valid as Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (brandaonis) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 4 (no. 8); ref. 20462] Brazil [locality apparently in error]. Current status: Synonym of Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (burgall) [Schriften der Berlinischen Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde v. 8; ref. 18700] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (caerulea) [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (chogset) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fulva) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (uninotatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Terelabrus Randall & Fourmanoir, 1998 [=Terelabrus Randall [J. E.] & Fourmanoir [P.] 1998:248] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 62 (no. 1); ref. 24083] Masc. Terelabrus rubrovittatus Randall & Fourmanoir 1998. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Terelabrus Randall & Fourmanoir 1998 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Motomura et al. 2010:173 [ref. 31256], Kuiter 2010:49 [ref. 35285], Fukui & Motomura 2015:559 [ref. 34031], Fukui & Motomura 2016:[1] [ref. 34409], Parenti & Randall 2018:23 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Terelabrus Randall & Fourmanoir 1998. Labridae.

Species Telelabrus dewapyle Fukui & Motomura, 2015 [=Terelabrus dewapyle Fukui [Y.] & Motomura [H.] 2015:560, Figs. 1-3, 4A] Notes: [Zootaxa 4040 (no. 5); ref. 34031] Off south coast of Iou-jima, Mishima, Osumi Group, Kagoshima, Japan, 30°46'32"N, 130°16'43"E, depth 72 meters. Current status: Valid as Terelabrus dewapyle Fukui & Motomura 2015. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific Ocean: Japan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Telelabrus flavocephalus Fukui & Motomura, 2016 [=Terelabrus flavocephalus Fukui [Y.] & Motomura [H.] 2016:[2], Figs. 1, 2a, 5-6] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 63 (no. 4); ref. 34409] Republic of Maldives, eastern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Terelabrus flavocephalus Fukui & Motomura 2016. Labridae. Distribution: Maldives, eastern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Telelabrus rubrovittatus Randall & Fourmanoir, 1998 [=Terelabrus rubrovittatus Randall [J. E.] & Fourmanoir [P.] 1998:249, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 62 (no. 1); ref. 24083] Bulari Pass, New Caledonia, depth 100 meters. Current status: Valid as Terelabrus rubrovittatus Randall & Fourmanoir 1998. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Thalassoma Swainson, 1839 [=Thalassoma (subgenus of Zyrichthys) Swainson [W.] 1839:172, 224, Bermudichthys Nichols [J. T.] 1920:62, Chloricthys (subgenus of Julis) Swainson [W.] 1839:173, 232, Pseudojulops Fowler [H. W.] 1941:271] Notes: [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Neut. Scarus purpureus Forsskål 1775. Type by monotypy. Subgenus should have been spelled Xyrichtys. •Valid as Thalassoma Swainson 1839 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:441 [ref. 7204], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:205 [ref. 6441], Randall & Edwards 1985:14 [ref. 17448], Randall 1986:703 [ref. 5706], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:940 [ref. 13676], Randall & Mee 1994:302 [ref. 21641], Allen 1995:75 [ref. 21960], Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3386 [ref. 26277], Westneat 2003:1703 [ref. 27105], Bernardi et al. 2004:369 [ref. 27454], Allen et al. 2006:1413 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:183 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299], Fricke et al. 2018:293 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Thalassoma Swainson 1839. Labridae. (Bermudichthys) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 33; ref. 3173] Masc. Bermudichthys subfurcatus Nichols 1920. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Thalassoma Swainson 1839 -- (Collette 1962:442 [ref. 4554], Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma Swainson 1839. Labridae. (Chloricthys) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Labrus bifasciatus Bloch 1791. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:275 [ref. 5966]. Spelled Chlorichthys by authors. •Synonym of Thalassoma Swainson 1839 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:442 [ref. 7204], Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma Swainson 1839. Labridae. (Pseudojulops) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1438] Masc. Pseudojulis trifasciatus Weber 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Thalassoma Swainson 1839 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma Swainson 1839. Labridae.

Species Thalassoma amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1856) [=Julis (Julis) amblycephalus Bleeker [P.] 1856:83, Thalassoma marnae Schultz [L. P.] 1943:203, Fig. 17, Julis (Julis) melanochir Bleeker [P.] 1857:77, Thalassoma melanochir Fowler [H. W.] 1904:537, Pl. 20 (middle fig.), Pseudojulis trifasciatus Weber [M.] 1913:380, Fig. 76] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 16856] Ora Malang, southeastern Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Line Islands, Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia, Lord Howe Island, northern New Zealand and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (marnae) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Reef of Hull Island, Phoenix Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanochir B) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanochir F) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (trifasciatus) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Eastern Indian Achipelago: Karkaralong Islands, Nusa Laut, Tiur; Siboga stations 129, 234, and 248. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma ascensionis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) [=Julis ascensionis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:706, Pl. 20 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Ascension Island. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma ascensionis (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Distribution: Ascension Island and St. Helena. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) [=Julis ballieui Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:284, Julis obscura Günther [A.] 1880:61, Pl. 26 (figs. A-B), Julis verticalis Smith [R.] & Swain [J.] 1882:135] Notes: [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Ser. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (obscura) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (verticalis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 272); ref. 14298] Johnston Island, Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791) [=Labrus bifasciatus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:131, Pl. 283, Julis detersor Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:408, Julils gillianus Poey [F.] 1860:214, Julis nitida Günther [A.] 1862:190, Julis nitidissima Goode [G. B.] 1877:293, Labrus ornatus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:83, Bermudichthys subfurcatus Nichols [J. T.] 1920:62, Labrus torquatus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:245, Labrus bifasciatus var. torquatus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:243] Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] East India [actually western Atlantic]. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (detersor) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] San Domingo and Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gillianus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nitida) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Jamaica. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (nitidissima) [American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 3) v. 14 (no. 82) (art. 50); ref. 13360] Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ornatus) [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Antilles and American Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (subfurcatus) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 33; ref. 3173] Bermuda. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (torquatus W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Antilles. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (torquatus B) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Antilles. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Thalassoma cupido (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) [=Julis cupido Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:170, Pl. 86bis (fig. 3)] Notes: [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma cupido (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan to Korea and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) [=Julis duperrey Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:268, Pl. 56 (fig. 2), Julis caeruleocephalus Cuvier [G.] 1829:259, Julis clepsydralis Smith [R.] & Swain [J.] 1882:136, Thalassoma pyrrhovinctum Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:51, Fig. 7] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (caeruleocephalus) [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (clepsydralis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 272); ref. 14298] Johnston Island, Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pyrrhovinctum) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 14757] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis genivittatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:416, Julis bicolor Günther [A.] 1862:184, Julis commersoni Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:418, Thalassoma mascarenum Fricke [R.] 1999:437, Figs. 6A, 7A, Julis matthaei Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:419] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Seychelles; Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine. (bicolor) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] No locality [Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (commersoni) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Madagascar and Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mascarenum) [ ref. 24106] West side of Les Filaos, 21°04'41"S, 55°13'03"E, Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 0.2-1.0 meters. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (matthaei) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma grammaticum Gilbert, 1890 [=Thalassoma grammaticum Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:68] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Socorro and Clarion islands, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma grammaticum Gilbert 1890. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830) [=Sparus hardwicke Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 12, Julis dorsalis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:713, Pl. 15 (fig. 5), Julis erythropterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:464, Halichoeres iris Seale [A.] 1910:522, Julis prostigma Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:451, Labrus pulcherrimus Forster [J. R.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:451, Labrus quindecimaculeatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:432, 480, Pl. 25 (fig. 1), Julis (Julis) schwanefeldii Bleeker [P.] 1853:288, Julis semifasciatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:448, Julis (Julis) urostigma Bleeker [P.] 1853:287] Notes: [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Tonga and Austral Islands. Habitat: marine. (dorsalis) [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (erythropterus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Uncertain as Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (iris) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Sitanki Island, Jolo Archipelago, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (prostigma) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pulcherrimus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (quindecimaculeatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Gulf of India. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (schwanefeldii) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Cauer, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (semifasciatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (urostigma) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Cauer, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus hebraicus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:454, 526, Pl. 29 (fig. 3), Julis cingulata Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:711, Pl. 15 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine. (cingulata) [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma heiseri Randall & Edwards, 1984 [=Thalassoma heiseri Randall [J. E.] & Edwards [A. J.] 1984:15, Fig. 1B, 3] Notes: [Journal of Aquariculture & Aquatic Sciences v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 17448] Off Christian's Point, Pitcairn Island, southern Pacific, depth 12-18 meters. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma heiseri Randall & Edwards 1984. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Oceania. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) [=Julis (Julis) jansenii Bleeker [P.] 1856:56] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives and Sri Lanka to Micronesia, Western Australia, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma loxum Randall & Mee, 1994 [=Thalassoma loxum Randall [J. E.] & Mee [J. K. L.] 1994:303, Pls. 1-5] Notes: [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 14; ref. 21641] South coast, Hoone's Bay, Oman, Arabian Sea, 16°58'00"N, 54°42'50"E, depth 0.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma loxum Randall & Mee 1994. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Oman. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862) [=Julis lucasanus Gill [T. N.] 1862:142, Thalassoma caeruleomarginata Fowler [H. W.] 1944:265, Fig. 233, Thalassoma steindachneri Jordan [D. S.] 1890:654] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (caeruleomarginata) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Ensenada Honda, Pedro Gonzalez, Perlas Islands, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (steindachneri) [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 15 (for 1887) (art. 7); ref. 2392] Acapulco, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus lunaris Linnaeus [C.] (ex Gronovius) 1758:283, Trichopus arabicus Shaw [G.] 1803:390, Thalassoma cupido var. bipunctatum Vasiliu [G. D.] 1931:349, Pl. 10 (fig. 11), Julis (Julis) celebicus Bleeker [P.] 1855:313, Julis cyanoventor Saville-Kent [W.] 1893:296, Color Pl. 16 (fig. 14), Scarus gallus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:26, x, Labrus garzetto Donndorff [J. A.] (ex Walbaum) 1798:477, Julis gracilis Steindachner [F.] 1863:1190, Julis (Chloricthys) grayii Swainson [W.] 1839:232, Julis hardwickii Gray [J. E.] 1832:no page number, Pl. 92 (fig. 1), Thalassoma herrei Seale [A.] 1935:369, Pl. 23 (fig. 2), Julim lutescentem Bennett [E. T.] 1833:184, Julis maculata Lesson [R. P.] 1828:402, Julis meniscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:415, Julis mertensii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:421, Labrus polyodon Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:250, Labrus polyodon Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:263, Julis porphyrocephala Bennett [E. T.] 1833:183, Julis rapan Montrouzier [X.] 1857:473 [195], Julis trimaculatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:13, Julis truncatus Cartier [O.] 1874:105, Julis ventralis De Vis [C. W.] 1885:884, Labrus viridis Bloch [M. E.] 1791:129, Pl. 282, Labrus zeylanicus Forster [J. R.] 1781:24, Pl. 13 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] In Indiis [Indonesia]. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar east to Line Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago and Gambier Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), New Caledonia, Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec Islands, northern New Zealand and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (arabicus) [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bipunctatum) [Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft v. 65 (no. 2); ref. 16341] Galle, Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (celebicus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 16847] Manado, Sulawesi [Celebes], Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cyanoventor) [The Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its products and potentialites; ref. 13269] Rocky Island, Cape Flattery, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gallus) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [Lohajæ] Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (garzetto) [Zoologische Beyträge zur XIII. Ausgabe des Linneischen Natursystems. v. 3; ref. 17407] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (gracilis) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 13; ref. 18752] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (grayii) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hardwickii) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (herrei) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 27); ref. 12336] Tulagi, Florida Island, Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lutescentem) [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1832 (pt 2); ref. 16789] Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (maculata) [Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle Paris v. 4; ref. 2775] Kosrae, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (meniscus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Seychelles; Macao; Indian seas. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (mertensii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (polyodon W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (polyodon B) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (porphyrocephala) [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1832 (pt 2); ref. 16789] Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rapan) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (trimaculatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (truncatus) [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cebu, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ventralis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (viridis) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Japan. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (zeylanicus) [Zoologia Indica Selecta Tabulis; ref. 18090] Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839) [=Julis lutescens Lay [G. T.] & Bennett [E. T.] (ex Solander) 1839:65, Pl. 19 (fig. 2), Julis aneitensis Günther [A.] 1862:183, Thalassoma cranei Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:412, Julis melanoptera Günther [A.] 1862:183, Thalassoma neanis Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] in Jordan & Snyder 1907:214, Pl. 12 (fig. 2), Labrus semilunatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1804:205, Julis whitmii Günther [A.] 1909:291, Pl. 148 (fig. A)] Notes: [The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; ref. 2730] Tahiti Island, Society Islands [French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, north to southern Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Islands, New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands, Tonga and Rapa; Revillagigedo Archipelago (Mexico). Habitat: marine. (aneitensis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Northeastern coast of Australia; Norfolk Island; New Hebrides. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cranei) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Tenibuli, Ysabel Island, Solomon Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (melanoptera) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Probably Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (neanis) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 623) (for 1906); ref. 10656] Market in Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (semilunatus) [Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4; ref. 12515] Australia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (whitmii) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 6 (no. 16); ref. 14377] Raiatea, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma newtoni (Osorio, 1891) [=Julis newtoni Osório [B.] 1891:127] Notes: [Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa (Ser. 2) No. 6; ref. 14502] São Thomé [Tomé] Island (St. Thomas Island), West Africa. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma newtoni (Osório 1891). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: islands of Gulf of Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall, 2003 [=Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall [J. E.] 2003:3, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 26963] Phillips Point, Lord Howe Island, southwestern Pacific, depth 7.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall 2003. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and east to Fiji and Niue, south to Kermidec Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma noronhana (Boulenter, 1890) [=Julis noronhana Boulenger [G. A.] 1890:483] Notes: [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 20; ref. 17035] Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma noronhanum (Boulenger 1890). Labridae. Distribution: Brazil and St. Paul's Rocks. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Labrus pavo Linnaeus [C.] 1758:283, Julis blochii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:422, Labrus donzella Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:39, Labrus imperialis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:40, Julis turcica var. lemniscata Lowe [R. T.] 1843:1, Labrus leo Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:37, Julis unimaculata var. lineolata Lowe [R. T.] 1841:37, Julis squamimarginatus Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:234, Fig. 53, Labrus syriacus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:244, Julis unimaculata var. taeniata Lowe [R. T.] 1841:37, Julis turcica var. torquata Lowe [R. T.] 1843:1, Pl. 1, Julis turcica Risso [A.] 1827:312, Pl. 9 (fig. 21), Julis unimaculata Lowe [R. T.] 1841:37, Julis vulgaris Valenciennes [A.] 1843:65] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea at Syria. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Gabon including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: marine. (blochii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Indian Ocean [in error], correct is Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: freshwater. (donzella) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (imperialis) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lemniscata) [A history of the fishes of Madeira; ref. 2833] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (leo) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lineolata) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt. 8, no. 89); ref. 2830] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (squamimarginatus) [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Gambia River, western Africa. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (syriacus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Syria, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (taeniata) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt. 8, no. 89); ref. 2830] Madeira [Macaronesia, Portugal, eastern North Atlantic]. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (torquata) [A history of the fishes of Madeira; ref. 2833] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (turcica) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (unimaculata) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt. 8, no. 89); ref. 2830] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vulgaris) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskal, 1775) [=Scarus purpureus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:27, x, Julis aeruginosus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:441, Thalassoma berendti Seale [A.] 1901:15, Fig. 7, Julis cyanogaster Valenciennes [A.] (ex Solander) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:444, Julis erythrogaster Valenciennes [A.] (ex Solander) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:447, Labrus erythrogaster Solander [D. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:447, Scarus georgii Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 24, Scarus georgiiquarti Bennett [J. W.] 1841:Unnum. p., Pl. 24, Thalassoma immanis Fowler [H. W.] 1900:488, Pl. 18 (fig. 2), Julis punctatus Seale [A.] 1901:91, Scarus purpuratus Shaw [G.] 1803:397, Julis quadricolor Lesson [R. P.] 1828:400, Julis semicoeruleus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:10, Pl. 3 (fig. 1), Julis umbrostygma Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:11, Pl. 3 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands and Easter Island, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine. (aeruginosus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (berendti) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 14358] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (cyanogaster) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (erythrogaster V) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific; Uléa, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (erythrogaster S) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (georgii) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (georgiiquarti) [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon Third Edition; ref. 21457] South coast of Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (immanis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 51 (for 1899); ref. 13303] Caroline Island [wrongly given as Caroline Islands], Southern Line Islands, Kiribati. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (punctatus) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 14357] Agaña, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (purpuratus) [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Arabian Seas. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (quadricolor) [Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle Paris v. 4; ref. 2775] Tahiti, Matavai and Borabora. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. (semicoeruleus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (umbrostygma) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Al Muwaylih, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål 1775). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett, 1839) [=Scarus quinquevittatus Lay [G. T.] & Bennett [E. T.] 1839:66, Pl. 19 (fig. 3), Thalassoma albolineum Nichols [J. T.] 1941:1, Fig. 6, Julis coris Lesson [R. P.] 1828:404, Julis guentheri Bleeker [P.] 1862:279] Notes: [The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; ref. 2730] Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa and Madagascar east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (albolineum) [American Museum Novitates No. 1154; ref. 13109] Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coris) [Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle Paris v. 4; ref. 2775] Kosrae, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (guentheri) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 13; ref. 16995] Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma robertsoni Allen, 1995 [=Thalassoma robertsoni Allen [G. R.] 1995:75, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (nos 3-4); ref. 21960] Clipperton Island, 10°18'N, 109°13'W, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma robertsoni Allen 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger, 1871) [=Julis rueppellii Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:536, Thalassoma klunzingeri Fowler [H. W.] & Steinitz [H.] 1956:278, Fig. 24] Notes: [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger 1871). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine. (klunzinger) [Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel v. 5B (no. 3-4); ref. 1478] Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma rueppellii (Klunzinger 1871). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma sanctaehelenae (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1839) [=Julis sanctaehelenae Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:382, Julis lessonii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:384] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma sanctaehelenae (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: South-central Atlantic: Saint Helena and Ascension islands (possibly introduced at Ascension). Habitat: marine. (lessonii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Saint Helena. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma sanctaehelenae (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma septemfasciatum Scott, 1959 [=Thalassoma septemfasciata Scott [T. D.] 1959:84, Fig. 4] Notes: [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 82; ref. 12026] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma septemfasciatum Scott 1959. Labridae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepede, 1801) [=Labrus trilobatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:454, 526, Pl. 4 (fig. 3), Julis abhortani Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:459, Julis aran Montrouzier [X.] 1857:474 [196], Julis bicatenatus Bennett [E. T.] 1832:167, Sparus brachiatus Shaw [G.] 1803:456, Julis formosus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:439, Labrus fuscus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:437, 493, 499, Sparus hemisphaericus Shaw [G.] 1803:454, Pl. 66, top, Julis souleyetii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:457] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Grand Océan équatorial [Indo-West Pacific]. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands, Tonga and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (abhortani) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (aran) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (bicatenatus) [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (brachiatus) [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Indian seas. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (formosus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (fuscus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius and Réunion (Mascarenes), Madagascar, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (hemisphaericus) [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Indian Seas. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. (souleyetii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Thalassoma virens Gilbert, 1890 [=Thalassoma virens Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:68, Thalassoma socorroense Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:69] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Current status: Valid as Thalassoma virens Gilbert 1890. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (socorroense) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma virens Gilbert 1890. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Wetmorella Fowler & Bean, 1928 [=Wetmorella Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:211] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Fem. Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Wetmorella Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Randall 1983 [ref. 5360], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:212 [ref. 6441], Parenti & Randall 2000:47 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3383 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1416 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:168 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299], Fricke et al. 2018:295 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Wetmorella Fowler & Bean 1928. Labridae.

Species Wetmorella albofasciata Schultz & Marshall, 1954 [=Wetmorella albofasciata Schultz [L. P.] & Marshall [N. B.] 1954:446, Pl. 12 (fig. E)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 103 (no. 3327); ref. 10168] Mabul Island, off southeastern Sabah, Malaysia. Current status: Valid as Wetmorella albofasciata Schultz & Marshall 1954. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga, north to Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901) [=Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale [A.] 1901:86, Wetmorella philippina bifasciata Schultz [L. P.] & Marshall [N. B.] 1954:441, Pl. 12 (figs. A-B); Fig. 53, Wetmorella ocellata Schultz [L. P.] & Marshall [N. B.] 1954:444, Pl. 12 (figs. D-E), Wetmorella philippina Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:211, Pl. 17, Wetmorella triocellata Schultz [L. P.] & Marshall [N. B.] 1954:447, Fig. 54] Notes: [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 14357] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale 1901). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Marshall Islands, Marquesas Islands and Oeno (Pitcairn Group), north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (bifasciata) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 103 (no. 3327); ref. 10168] Suakin, Red Sea State, Sudan, Red Sea, depth 3 feet. Current status: Synonym of Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (ocellata) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 103 (no. 3327); ref. 10168] Lagoon coral head, northern end of Kieshiechi Island, Rongelap Atoll, depth 20 feet. Current status: Synonym of Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (philippina) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Little Santa Cruz, Zamboanga, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (triocellata) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 103 (no. 3327); ref. 10168] Rapurapu Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Wetmorella tanakai Randall & Kuiter, 2007 [=Wetmorella tanakai Randall [J. E.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 2007:2, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 29398] Off Pertamina oil storage site, Bay of Maumere, Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia, 8°37'46"S, 122°16'35"E, depth 21.3 meters. Current status: Valid as Wetmorella tanakai Randall & Kuiter 2007. Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Xenojulis de Beaufort, 1939 [=Xenojulis de Beaufort [L. F.] 1939:415] Notes: [Philippine Journal of Science v. 69 (no. 4); ref. 238] Fem. Xenojulis montillai de Beaufort 1939. Type by original designation. Type designated on p. 419. •Valid as Xenojulis de Beaufort 1939 -- (Randall & Adamson 1982 [ref. 5445], Parenti & Randall 2000:47 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3387 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1416 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:276 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Xenojulis de Beaufort 1939. Labridae.

Species Xenojulis margaritaceus (Macleay, 1883) [=Platyglossus margaritaceus Macleay [W.] 1883:274, Halichoeres macleayi Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:303, Xenojulis montillai de Beaufort [L. F.] 1939:417, Fig. 3, Halichoeres sexmaculatus Fowler [H. W.] 1946:166, Fig. 34] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Hood Bay, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Xenojulis margaritaceus (Macleay 1883). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Western Australia to Papua New Guinea, north at Philippines to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (macleayi) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Hood Bay, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Xenojulis margaritaceus (Macleay 1883). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (montillai) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 69 (no. 4); ref. 238] Barrio Paraoir, Balawan, La Union Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Xenojulis margaritaceus (Macleay 1883). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (sexmaculatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Xenojulis margaritaceus (Macleay 1883). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Xyrichtys Cuvier, 1814 [=Xyrichtys Cuvier [G.] 1814:87, Amorphocephalus Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:xii, 238, Hemipteronotus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:214, Novacula Cuvier [G.] 1815:324 et seq., Xyrula Jordan [D. S.] 1890:656] Notes: [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 1] (for 29 Mar. 1814); ref. 4884] Masc. Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Dates to Cuvier 1814:87 as "...de nouveau nom générique de XYRICHTE (Xyrichlys [sic])." As Xirichthys in Cuvier 1829:262 [ref. 995] and Xyrichthys by authors. See Opinion 1799 (Appendix B in Eschmeyer et al. 1990 [ref. 26735]). Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883, Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. v. 16:605, but first designation may date to Desmarest 1856:268 [ref. 17401] -- see Whitley 1939:224 [ref. 25866] but Whitley has wrong date. •Valid as Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:442 [ref. 7204], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:705 [ref. 5706], Shen & Yeh 1987 [ref. 6419], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:398 [ref. 24550], Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943], Victor et al. 2001:101 [ref. 26031], Westneat 2001:3384 [ref. 26277], Randall & Earle 2002:390 [ref. 26445], Randall et al. 2002:93 [ref. 26622], Westneat 2003:1703 [ref. 27105], Randall & Lobel 2003:972 [ref. 27563], Randall & Earle 2004:39 [ref. 27618], Randall 2007:9 [ref. 29193], Randall et al. 2008:149 [ref. 29753], Randall & Jonsson 2008:179 [ref. 31037], Kuiter 2010:368 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:37 [ref. 31299], Shen & Clark 2016:33 [ref. 34165]). Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814. Labridae. (Amorphocephalus) [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Masc. Amorphocephalus granulatus Bowdich 1825. Type by monotypy. Also involves fig. 36 opposite p. 238 in conjunction with p. xii. •Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:442 [ref. 7204], Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814. Labridae. (Hemipteronotus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Masc. Hemipteronotus quinquemaculatus Lacepède 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:414 [ref. 382]. Lacepède's account based on several sources; C. pentadactyla Linnaeus cited in synonymy; Bauchot & Quignard (1973:442 [ref. 7204]) treat as unavailable. The name was placed on the Official Index of rejected names in Opinion 1788. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:255 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •In the synonymy of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814 -- (Randall 2007:9 [ref. 29193]). •Not now available, placed on Official Index. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814. Labridae. (Novacula) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Historire Naturelle, Paris (N.S.) v. 1; ref. 1019] Fem. Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy (also by absolute tautonymy). Also in Cuvier 1816:265 [ref. 993]. Not preoccupied by Catesby 1771 (not available). •Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:442 [ref. 7204], Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814. Labridae. (Xyrula) [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 15 (for 1887) (art. 7); ref. 2392] Fem. Xyrichthys jessiae Jordan 1888. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys Cuvier 1814. Labridae.

Species Xyrichtys blanchardi (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963) [=Novaculichthys blanchardi Cadenat [J.] & Marchal [E.] 1963:1293, Fig. 42] Notes: [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 25 (no. 4); ref. 4333] West of Catherine Point, Ascension Island, depth 35-40 meters. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys blanchardi (Cadenat & Marchal 1963). Labridae. Distribution: Ascension and Saint Helena islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Xyrichtys incandescens Edwards & Lubbock, 1981 [=Xyrichtys incandescens Edwards [A. J.] & Lubbock [R.] 1981:233, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 88 (no. 1); ref. 8608] Baía do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys incandescens Edwards & Lubbock 1981. Labridae. Distribution: Brazil. Habitat: marine.

Species Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840 [=Xyrichthys martinicensis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:49, Xyrichthys infirmus Bean [T. H.] 1891:199, Pl. 29 (fig. 2), Xyrichthys lineatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:50, Xyrichthys modestus Poey [F.] 1867:238, Xyrichthys venustus Poey [F.] 1876:152 [110]] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (infirmus) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 8 (art. 4) (for 1888); ref. 14497] Cozumel, Yucatán, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lineatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (modestus) [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 14078] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. (venustus) [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Martinique Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill, 1862 [=Xyrichthys mundiceps Gill [T. N.] 1862:143, Xyrichtys perlas Wellington [G. M.], Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 1994:49, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill 1862. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Baja California. Habitat: marine. (perlas) [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (no. 1-2); ref. 21565] Isla San Jose, Perlas Islands, (Pacific) Panama, 8°14'N, 79°02'W, depth 12-15 meters. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus [C.] 1758:262, Xyrichthys argentimaculata Steindachner [F.] 1861:134, Xyrichthys binghami Mowbray [L. L.] 1925:1, Fig., Hemipteronotus copei Fowler [H. W.] 1900:508, Pl. 20 (fig. 1), Novacula coryphaenoides Schinz [H. R.] 1822:430, Novacula coryphena Risso [A.] 1827:334, Xyrichthys cultratus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:37, Pl. 391, Amorphocephalus granulatus Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:238, Fig. 36, Xyrichthys jessiae Jordan [D. S.] 1888:698, Coryphaena linea Linnaeus [C.] 1766:448, Coryphaena lineata Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1195, Coryphaena lineolata Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:33, Blennius pentadactylus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:xix, Coryphaena psittacus Linnaeus [C.] (ex Garden) 1766:448, Xyrichthys rosipes Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1884:27, Xyrichthys uniocellatus Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:97, Pl. 55, Xyrichthys vermiculatus Poey [F.] 1860:215, Xyrichthys vitta Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:51] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Spain to Gabon, including Madeira and Canary Islands; western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (argentimaculata) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 11; ref. 18747] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (binghami) [Marine Life, Occasional Paper v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 15803] Double-headed Shot Cat, Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas, depth 3 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (copei) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 52; ref. 14727] Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands [locality questionable, likely from tropical Atlantic]. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coryphaenoides) [Das Thierreich v. 2; ref. 3926] Middle Sea. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (coryphena) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (cultratus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Martigues; Montpellier, France; [Ivica] Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Mediterranean Sea; Seide. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (granulatus) [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Bona Vista, Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (jessiae) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 10 (no. 675); ref. 10477] Off Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.A. (stomach content). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (linea) [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (lineata) [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (lineolata) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (pentadactylus) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. (psittacus) [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (rosipes) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 402); ref. 12325] Key West, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (uniocellatus) [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vermiculatus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. (vitta) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

Species Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Gunther, 1868) [=Novacula sanctaehelenae Günther [A.] 1868:228] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 2) (art. 4) (for 26 Mar. 1868); ref. 1991] Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Günther 1868). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Saint Helena and Ascension islands, one record from São Tomé Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau, 1855 [=Xyrichthys splendens Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:28, Pl. 5 (fig. 2), Xyrichthys ventralis Bean [T. H.] 1891:198, Pl. 29 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau 1855. Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (ventralis) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 8 (art. 4) (for 1888); ref. 14497] Cozumel, Yucatán, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau 1855. Labridae. Habitat: marine. Species Xyrichtys victori Wellington, 1992 [=Xyrichtys victori Wellington [G. M.] 1992:1054, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Copeia 1992 (no. 4); ref. 20320] East side off Punta Espejo, Marchena Island, Galápagos Islands, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys victori Wellington 1992. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos and Galápagos Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Xyrichtys wellingtoni Allen & Robertson, 1995 [=Xyrichtys wellingtoni Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 1995:80, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (nos 3-4); ref. 21962] Clipperton Island, 10°18'N, 109°13'W, depth 18-20 meters. Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys wellingtoni Allen & Robertson 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

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Julichthys De Vis [C. W.] 1885:884 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Masc. Julichthys inornata De Vis 1885. Type by monotypy. •Questionably a synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Uncertain as Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae.

Elops Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1801:100 (footnote) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Masc. Objectively invalid; preoccupied; name mentioned in passing under Gomphosus. See remarks under Opinion 89 in Appendix B in Eschmeyer et al. 1990 [ref. 26735]. Not Elops Linnaeus 1766. •In the synonymy of Gomphosus Lacepède 1801. Labridae.

Scarus Gronow [L. T.] 1763:67 [Zoophylacii Gronoviani; ref. 1910] Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 261). •In the synonymy of Scarus Forsskål 1775 -- (Kottelat 2013:381 [ref. 32989]). Labridae. (species) palloni, Acantholabrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:243, Pl. 375 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Nice; Naples; Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. Valenciennes specimens: MNHN A-7381 (1), A-7382 (1), 5497 (2). Type information: Bauchot 1963:7-8 [ref. 19171] as neosyntypes, but this is not an original description but a new combination for Lutjanus palloni Risso 1810. Not available. Labridae. hemichrysus, Labrus Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1801:473 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Not available, name only listed in the synonymy of Labrus semiruber -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. jaguar, Bodianus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:279, 286 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Brazil. No types known. Family may be incorrect. Labridae. Habitat: marine. javensis, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:243 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. •Probably a species of Bodianus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. asperus, Cheilinus Kittlitz [F. H.] 1858:113 [Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamschatka; ref. 18421] Mentioned by Fowler (1928:359) under Cheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943] as aspersus). Labridae. macrocheilus, Cheilinus Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:311 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Not available, name mentioned in passing in synonymy of Tautoga melapterus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]); from Java, Indonesia. Labridae. radiatus, Labrus Hemprich [F. W.] & Ehrenberg [C. G.] 1899:8 [Symbolae physicae; ref. 4977] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in synonymy of, and preoccupied by Labrus radiatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. reticulatus, Cheilinus Kittlitz [F. H.] 1858:113 [Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamschatka; ref. 18421] Senjavins Island, 6°43'N, 201.25°W. No types known. Not available, no distinguishing features. Mentioned by Fowler (1928:359) under Cheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. signatus, Cheilinus Kittlitz [F. H.] 1858:113 [Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamschatka; ref. 18421] Not available, no distingusihing features. Mentioned by Fowler (1928:359) under Cheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. cheilio, Chelinus Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1802:433 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Appeared in footnote in the account of Cheilio auratus; regarded as not available -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). See ICZN Opinion 89. Labridae. udanad, Brosmius Montrouzier [X.] 1857:470 [192] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 192 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing under Cheilio udanad; from Woodlark I., South Pacific. Labridae. concolor, Choerops De Vis [C. W.] 1885:876 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Northeastern coast, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: QM I.946 (1). •Questionably a synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095]). Current status: Uncertain as Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Habitat: marine. tagiselem, Labrus Montrouzier [X.] 1857:469 [191] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known. On p. 191 of reprint. Originally as Labrus ? See Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]. Labridae. Habitat: marine. nasutus, Labrus Günther [A.] 1862:193 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Not available, name on specimen from Tahiti mentioned under Gomphosus varius -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. rubro, Elops Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1801:104 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Tahiti, Society Islands. Appeared as "Elops rubro, caeruleo et falvo variegatus" in account of Gomphosus varius; regarded as non-binominal and not available. See ICZN Opinion 89. Labridae. bimaculatus, Leptojulis Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:378 [23] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch- Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Chile. Holotype (unique) (?): MGH 2240. On p. 23 of separate. Questionably described as new. •Possibly a synonym of Halichoeres dispilus (Günther 1864) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Uncertain as Halichoeres dispilus (Günther 1864). Labridae. Habitat: marine. granatinus, Julis Bleeker [P.] (ex van Hasselt) 1862:115 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Not available, van Hasselt museum name mentioned in passing in the synonymy of Halichoeres poecila -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. inornata, Julichthys De Vis [C. W.] 1885:884 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. No types known. •Possibly described from a female Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). •Incertae sedis in Labrinae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1418 [ref. 29095]). Current status: Uncertain as Halichoeres chloropterus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine. pavoninus, Julis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:483 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:74 [ref. 19171]. Based on Renard figure. •An unidentifiable Halichoeres -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. perlatus, Julis Bleeker [P.] 1862:124 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Not available, museum name mentioned in passing in the synonymy of Halichoeres guttatus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. spilurus, Julis Bleeker [P.] (ex van Hasselt) 1862:122 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Not available, van Hasselt museum name mentioned in passing in the synonymy of Halichoeres hyrtli. Labridae. malacopterus, Labrus Forster [J. R.] 1795:15 [Zoologia Indica, sistens descriptiones animalium selectorum; ref. 18091] India. Name only, no description. Based on Labrus malapterus Bloch 1792. •Unidentifiable species -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. scapularis, Labrus Bleeker [P.] 1862:142 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Not available, museum name mentioned in passing in the synonymy of Hemigymnus melapterus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. javanica, Novacula Bleeker [P.] 1862:305 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 13; ref. 16995] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 2342. •Valid as Xyrichtys javanicus (Bleeker 1862) -- (Dor 1984:210 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:56 [ref. 25356], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Iniistius javanicus (Bleeker 1862) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830]). •Probably invalid, locality may be incorrect -- (Randall et al. 2008:157 [ref. 29753], Kuiter 2010:369 [ref. 35285]). •Status doubtful -- (Parenti & Randall 2011:37 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Uncertain as Iniistius javanicus (Bleeker 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia. Habitat: marine. stockumii, Novacula Reuvens [C. L.] 1895:131 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos. 3-4) (art. 8); ref. 20445] Makasar Strait, Balabalangan Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: RMNH. •Questionably a synonym of Xyrichtys twistii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943]). •Questionably a synonym of Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856). Current status: Uncertain as Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine. affinis, Labrichthys Döderlein [L.] in Steindachner & Döderlein 1887:272 [16] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 53 (1. abth.); ref. 4249] Not available; name mentioned in synonomy of Labrichthys rubiginosus (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]); from Tokyo and Nagasaki, Japan; apparently never treated in an available way. Labridae. ocellata, Labrichthys tetrica var. Klunzinger [C. B.] 1880:402 [78] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch- Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (1. Abth.) (nos 3-4); ref. 2624] Murray River, South Australia. Holotype (unique): SMNS 2333. Type catalog: Fricke 1992:12 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:45 [ref. 29864]. On p. 78 of separate. •Questionably a synonym of Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840) -- (Russell 1988:17 [ref. 12549], Parenti & Randall 2000:31 [ref. 24943]). •Incertae sedis in Labrinae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1417 [ref. 29095]). Current status: Uncertain as Notolabrus tetricus (Richardson 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine. asellinus, Labroides Richardson [J.] 1843:426 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (no. 72) (art. 59); ref. 20903] Name only, not available -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. auropinna, Labroides Saville-Kent [W.] 1893:308, Color Pl. 16 (fig. 9) [The Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its products and potentialites; ref. 13269] Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia. No types known. •Incertae sedis in Labrinae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1418 [ref. 29095], Parenti & Randall 2011:39 [ref. 31299] as may not be a labrid). Labridae. Habitat: marine. aristatus, Labrus Sparrman [A.] 1768:14 [Dissertatio academica sistens iter in Chinam; ref. 26751] China. No types known. Description in footnote. Listed in Dean as 1749: therefore "prelinnaean" and unavailable from that work; editions were published in 1785 and 1787 and needs to be researched. Also in Bonnaterre 1788:118 [ref. 4940], who gives Linnaeus Amoenitates Academiae v. 7 p. 505 as source, which is not the 1749 edition. •Not a labrid (P. Parenti, pers. comm.). barffi, Labrus Curtiss [A.] 1938:102 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Labridae. Habitat: marine. bobba, Labrus Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 123 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. carinatus, Labrus Shaw [G.] 1803:522 [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] China. Apparently an unneeded new name for Labrus aristatus of previous authors. chlorocephalus, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:254 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2619. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:89 [ref. 24282]. •Synonym of Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851) -- (Randall & Parenti 1999:31 [ref. 24276], Randall 2000:16 [ref. 24432], Parenti & Randall 2000:39 [ref. 24943]). •Nomen oblitum -- (Randall & Parenti 1999:31 [ref. 24276], Randall 2000:16 [ref. 24432]). Current status: Uncertain as Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine. choirodon, Labrus Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Bleeker 1862:162 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Not available, Kuhl and van Hasselt name mentioned in passing in the synonymy of Choerops macrodon -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. cinaedus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:443, 509 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Not available, incorrect subsequent spelling for Labrus cynaedus Linnaeus. Labridae. citrinus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:261 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Japan. •See Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]. Labridae. Habitat: marine. conicis, Labrus dentibus Asso y del Rio [I. J. de] 1801:41, Pl. 35 (fig. 1) [Anales de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. v. 4 (no. 10); ref. 6523] Not available; part of description but not of Latinized name. Labridae. cornubius, Labrus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1297 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Cornwall, England. •Questionably a synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:438 [ref. 7204], Parenti & Randall 2000:42 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Uncertain as Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. coromandelicus, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:244 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. No types known. •See Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]. Labridae. Habitat: marine. crassus, Labrus Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:95, Pl. 52 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Atlantic off Brazil. •Questionably a synonym of Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:27 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Uncertain as Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. cyanogaster, Labrus Solander [D. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:444 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Combination mentioned under account of Julis cyanogaster, not available; from Tahiti, Society Is. Labridae. cynaedus, Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:288 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Spelled cynoedus by Bonnaterre 1788:117 [ref. 4940], cynedus by Rafinesque 1810 [ref. 3594], cinaedus by Lacepède 1801:443, 509 [ref. 2710]. Labridae. Habitat: marine crenulatus, Labrus Shaw [G.] 1803:509 [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Mediterranean Sea. New name for Labrus cynaedus Linnaeus 1758. •Objective synonym of Labrus cynaedus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Labrus cynaedus Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: cyprineus, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:268 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] South America. On Labrus cyprinaceus White 1790. Considered an incorrect subsequent spelling. Labridae. Habitat: marine. ephippium, Labrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:96 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Java, Indonesia. Holotype: RMNH D1272 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:96 [ref. 19171]. •See Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]. Labridae. Habitat: marine. fasciatus, Labrus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:80 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. No types known. •Regarded as unidentifiable; color similar to Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett 1830) but counts do not agree -- (Parenti & Randall 2011:39 [ref. 31299]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. ferrugineus, Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:284 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India. No types known. •Does not appear to be a labrid -- (Parenti & Randall 2011:39 [ref. 31299]). Habitat: marine. formosus, Labrus Solander [D. C.] in Lay & Bennett 1839:66 [The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; ref. 2730] Not available, name mentioned in synonymy from Tahiti without sufficient distinguishing features. Name only, not available -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. gallinago, Labrus Curtiss [A.] 1944:10 [Further notes on the zoology of Tahiti.; ref. 12574] Near Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. gasa, Labrus oyena Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:35, xi [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Not available, listed as variety b, from Gasa, but without a scientific name. Labridae. gouanii, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:433, 480 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:93 [ref. 19171]. •Unidentifiable species -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. hemichrysus, Labrus Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1801:473 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Not available, name only listed in the synonymy of Labrus semiruber -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. inscripta, Tautoga Richardson [J.] 1848:134 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] See Labrus inscriptus. Labridae. iridea, Perca Bosc [L. A. G.] in Lacepède 1802:717 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Not available, name only in account of Labrus irideus Lacepède 1802. javensis, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:243 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. •Probably a species of Bodianus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. linearis, Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:287 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] "Indiis." No types known. Family may be incorrect. •Description does not fit any labrid fish -- (Parenti & Randall 2011:39 [ref. 31299]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. lineatus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:247 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus lineatus Bonnaterre 1788 if independently described. •Unidentifiable species -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. lividus, Sparus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:50, 152 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mediterranean Sea. Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:89 [ref. 20898]. •Questionably a synonym of Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:27 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Uncertain as Labrus merula Linnaeus 1758. Labridae. Habitat: marine. lorius, Labrus Parkinson [S.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:412 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Name mentioned under account of Julis lunaris (from Tahiti) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. luculenta, Tautoga Richardson [J.] 1848:130 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] See Labrus luculentus. Labridae. lunarius, Labrus Solander [D. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:413 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Madeira. Labridae. Habitat: marine. lutescens, Labrus Bennett [E. T.] 1833:184 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1832 (pt 2); ref. 16789] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing under account of Julis porhyrocephala -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. lutescens, Labrus Solander [D. C.] in Richardson 1846:260 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Not available, name mentioned in synonymy of Julis lunaris -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. macrolepidotus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:266 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. •Not available, preoccupied by Labrus macrolepidotus Bloch 1791. •Unidentifiable -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. macropterus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1793:33 [J. T. Kleinii ichthyologia enodata; ref. 12604] No types known. Labrus macropterus Walbaum 1793 is a senior homonym of Labrus macropterus Lacepède 1801 (= Centrarchus macropterus) but also is a nomen oblitum that can be suppressed if conditions of Art. 23.9.1.1 and Art. 23.9.1.2 are met. Habitat: marine. maculosus, Labrus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:81 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. No types known. •Unidentifiable species -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. malacopterus, Labrus Forster [J. R.] 1795:15 [Zoologia Indica, sistens descriptiones animalium selectorum; ref. 18091] India. Name only, no description. Based on Labrus malapterus Bloch 1792. •Unidentifiable species -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. manis, Lutjanus Nardo [G. D.] 1827:30, 38 (no. 101) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 3146] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. Also in Nardo 1827:col. 480 and 486 [ref. 19740]. Apparently a replacement name for Labrus variegatus Nardo 1824. •An unidentifiable Symphodus. •See mention under Labrus variegatus Nardo -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. marginalis, Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:284 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Pelagic, Ocean. No types known. •Cannot be identfied with any labrid species currenty known -- (Parenti & Randall 2011:39 [ref. 31299]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. melanotus, Labrus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:40, Pl. 12 (fig. 4) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:23 [ref. 3595]. •See Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]. Labridae. Habitat: marine. mendovella, Labrus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:23, 54 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily (Mediterranean Sea). •Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:42 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Symphodus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: brackish, marine. mesoleucas, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1793:31 [J. T. Kleinii ichthyologia enodata; ref. 12604] Labrus mesoleucas Walbaum 1793 is a nomen oblitum that can be suppressed if conditions of Art. 23.9.1.1 and Art. 23.9.1.2 are met. Habitat: marine. minimus, Lupus Plumier [C.] in Lacepède 1801:522 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 3; ref. 2710] Appeared as "Lupus minimus, argenteus, maculis purpureis tesselatus" in account of Labrus cruentatus; regarded as non-binominal, not available. Labridae. nasutus, Labrus Günther [A.] 1862:193 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Not available, name on specimen from Tahiti mentioned under Gomphosus varius -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. ornatus, Labrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:412 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Not available, Solander name mentioned under account of Julis lunaris -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]); from Tahiti, Society Is. Labridae. osseus, Labrus Edwards [M.] in Catesby 1771 [The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands; ref. 774] No types known. Catesby 1771 is a rejected work, and unavailable (Opinions 89 and 259) but the appendix by Edwards is available. This species should date to authorship as above and not to Walbaum 1792 unless the ICZN is petitioned. Labridae. Habitat: marine. osseus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:261 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [Bahamas]. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus osseus Edwards 1771. Labridae. Habitat: marine. perioides, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:260 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. •Unidentifiable -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. pictus, Labrus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:80 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. No types known. •Unidentifiable species -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. pilosus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1793:33 [J. T. Kleinii ichthyologia enodata; ref. 12604] No types known. Labrus pilosus Walbaum 1793 is a nomen oblitum that can be suppressed if conditions of Art. 23.9.1.1 and Art. 23.9.1.2 are met. Habitat: marine. poou, Labrus Curtiss [A.] 1938:101 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Originally as poóu. Labridae. Habitat: marine. porcus, Labrus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:37 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:23 [ref. 3595]. •Unidentifiable -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. pusillus, Labrus Jenyns [L.] 1835:25-26 [A systematic catalogue of British vertebrate animals.; ref. 21620] Weymouth, Great Britain. No types known. Also appeared in Jenyns 1835:392-393 [ref. 18335] as a nomen nudum, without characters; see also 535. •Nomen nudum, not available. Current status: Synonym of Labrus pusillus Jenyns 1835. Labridae. Habitat: marine. quinquemaculatus, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:10, Pl. 291 (fig. 2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Norway. On p. 10 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Crenilabrus quinquemaculatus (Bloch 1792) -- (Reshetnikov et al. 1997:751 [ref. 24702], Reshetnikov 1998:123 [ref. 23570]). •Unidentifiable -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. radiatus, Labrus Hemprich [F. W.] & Ehrenberg [C. G.] 1899:8 [Symbolae physicae; ref. 4977] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in synonymy of, and preoccupied by Labrus radiatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. reticulatus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:266 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus reticulatus Bonnaterre 1788. •Unidentifiable -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. rubiginosus, Labrus Risso [A.] 1827:306, Pl. 8 (fig. 18) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:94 [ref. 19171]. •Considered an unidentifiable Symphodus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. sachettus, Labrus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:xix [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Not available, name only -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]); from Malta. Labridae. scapularis, Labrus Bleeker [P.] 1862:142 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Not available, museum name mentioned in passing in the synonymy of Hemigymnus melapterus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. scarus, Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:282 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Greece; Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Unidentifiable -- (see Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. scaruscretic, Labrus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:xix [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Originally as scarus cretic. Not available, name only -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]); from Malta. Labridae. scarusvarius, Labrus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:xix [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Originally as scarus varius. Not available, name only -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]); from Malta. Labridae. snillus, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:257 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] See Labrus suillus Linnaeus; a misspelling corrected in Corrigenda, p. 575. Labridae. subfuscus, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:259 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Perhaps independent of Walbaum 1792; based on Gronow. Junior homonym of Labrus subfuscus Walbaum 1792; objectively invalid. Labridae. Habitat: marine. tagiselem, Labrus Montrouzier [X.] 1857:469 [191] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known. On p. 191 of reprint. Originally as Labrus ? See Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]. Labridae. Habitat: marine. tearlachi, Labrus Curtiss [A.] 1938:103 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Labridae. Habitat: marine. teatae, Labrus Curtiss [A.] 1938:104 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Lagoon near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Labridae. Habitat: marine. tetraodon, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:263 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. No types known. Based on 'Seba, pl. 31, fig. r.' Species name misspelled tetrodon by Cuvier 1831:190 [ref. 30376] •See Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]. Labridae. Habitat: marine. tinea, Labrus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:xv [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Izmir, Turkey, Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea); Istanbul, Turkey, Sea of Marmara (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. Family may be incorrect. •Unidentifiable species -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. turduscaroli, Labrus Curtiss [A.] 1938:105 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Labridae. Habitat: marine. unicolor, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:268 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. No types known. •An unidentifiable labrid -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. variegatus, Labrus Nardo [G. D.] 1824:253 [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. Apparently described independently of Gmelin 1789. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus variegatus Gmelin 1789, replaced by Lutjanus manis Nardo 1827. •Objective synonym of Lutjanus manis Nardo 1827; an unidentifiable Symphodus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. vittatus, Labrus Forster [J. R.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:445 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Independent from Labrus vittatus Griffith & Smith 1834. Primary homonym of Labrus vittatus Walbaum 1792. •No distinguishing features, not available; mentioned in account of Julis cyanogaster -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:65 [ref. 24943]); from Tahiti, Society Is. Labridae. melanops, Julis Reinwardt [C. G. C.] in Bleeker 1862-63:145 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 1; ref. 4858] Not available, museum name mentioned in passing in the synonymy of Novaculichthys taeniurus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:64 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. chrysophrus, Crenilabrus Risso [A.] 1827:319 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:36 [ref. 19171]. •An unidentifiable Symphodus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. cornubius, Labrus Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1297 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Cornwall, England. •Questionably a synonym of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:438 [ref. 7204], Parenti & Randall 2000:42 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Uncertain as Symphodus melops (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine. intermedius, Crenilabrus Gulia [G.] 1861:15 [Tentamen ichthyologiae Melitensis; ref. 1956] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. •An unidentifiable Symphodus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. manis, Lutjanus Nardo [G. D.] 1827:30, 38 (no. 101) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 3146] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. Also in Nardo 1827:col. 480 and 486 [ref. 19740]. Apparently a replacement name for Labrus variegatus Nardo 1824. •An unidentifiable Symphodus. •See mention under Labrus variegatus Nardo -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. serranoides, Crenilabrus Gulia [G.] 1861:15 [Tentamen ichthyologiae Melitensis; ref. 1956] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. •An unidentifiable Symphodus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. serranus, Crenilabrus Gulia [G.] 1861:14 [Tentamen ichthyologiae Melitensis; ref. 1956] Malta, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •An unidentifiable Symphodus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:62 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. variegatus, Labrus Nardo [G. D.] 1824:253 [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) v. 7; ref. 3144] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. Apparently described independently of Gmelin 1789. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus variegatus Gmelin 1789, replaced by Lutjanus manis Nardo 1827. •Objective synonym of Lutjanus manis Nardo 1827; an unidentifiable Symphodus -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]). Labridae. Habitat: marine. inscripta, Tautoga Richardson [J.] 1848:134 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] See Labrus inscriptus. Labridae. luculenta, Tautoga Richardson [J.] 1848:130 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] See Labrus luculentus. Labridae. deficiens, Xyrichthys Poey [F.] 2000:642, Pl. 363 (fig. 2) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. Labridae.