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Genera in the family or subfamily Hypsigenyinae: [ 54 ] records


Achoerodus Gill [T. N.] 1863:222 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Anchichoerops Barnard [K. H.] 1927:746 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Aspiurochilus (subgenus of Lepidaplois) Fowler [H. W.] 1956:176 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Bodianus Bloch [M. E.] 1790:33 Masc. Bodianus bodianus Bloch 1790. Type by absolute tautonymy. 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], Santini et al. 2016:3 [ref. 39174], Motomura et al. 2017:181 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:276 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:122 [ref. 36273], Parenti & Randall 2018:12 [ref. 35964], Brown et al. 2019:174 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Chaeropsodes Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1909:260 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Cheiliopsis Steindachner [F.] 1863:1113 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Choerodon Bleeker [P.] 1847:10 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, journal published 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:123 [ref. 36273], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964], Fricke et al. 2019:225 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Choerodonoides Kamohara [T.] 1958:2 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Choerops Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:20 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Clepticus Cuvier [G.] 1829:261 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]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Santini et al. 2016:6 [ref. 39174]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Coregonoides Richardson [J.] 1843:426 Masc. Odax vittatus Richardson & Solander 1843. Appeared as Solander manuscript name and quoted description published in synonymy of Odax; technically a name published in synonymy. Apparently never made available. •In the synonymy of Odax Valenciennes 1840 -- (Gomon & Paxton 1986:31 [ref. 5656]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Odax Valenciennes 1840. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Coridodax Günther [A.] 1862:243 Masc. Sparus pullus Forster 1801. Type by monotypy. •Objective synonym of Odax Valenciennes 1840 -- (see Gomon & Paxton 1986:31 [ref. 5656], see also Whitley 1976:47 [ref. 4735]). Current status: Synonym of Odax Valenciennes 1840. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Cossyphodes Bleeker [P.] 1860:37 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Cossyphus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:102 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]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Decodon Günther [A.] 1861:384 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Diastodon Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:xii, 238 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Euhypsocara Gill [T. N.] 1863:222 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Gymnopropoma Gill [T. N.] 1863:222 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Haletta Whitley [G. P.] 1947:146 Fem. Odax semifasciatus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Neoodax Castelnau 1875 -- (Scott 1976:352 [ref. 3996]). •Valid as Haletta Whitley 1947 -- (Gomon & Paxton 1986:29 [ref. 5656], Gomon et al. 1994:700 [ref. 22532], Bray & Hoese 2006:1420 [ref. 29049], Gomon 2008:660 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2010:71 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Haletta Whitley 1947. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Harpe Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:426 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Helops Browne [P.] 1789:445 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. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Heterochoerops Steindachner [F.] 1866:52 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Heteroscarus Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:245 Masc. Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau 1872. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:363 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Odax Valenciennes 1840 -- (Gomon & Paxton 1986 [ref. 5656]). ▐ Valid as Heteroscarus Castelnau 1872 -- (Gomon 2008:661 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2010:72 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Heteroscarus Castelnau 1872. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Hypsigenys Günther [A.] 1861:383 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Lachnolaimus Cuvier [G.] 1829:257 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Lepidaplois Gill [T. N.] 1862:140 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Lienardella (subgenus of Lepidaplois) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:202 Fem. Lepidaplois mirabilis Snyder 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lienardella Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (, Fowler 1957:68 [ref. 42028], 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Lutjanilabrus (subgenus of Choerodon) Gomon [M. F.] 2017:56 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Macrochoerodon Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:200 Masc. Crenilabrus oligacanthus Bleeker 1851. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:10 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon Bleeker 1847. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Neoodax Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:37 Masc. Neoodax waterhousii Castelnau 1875. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by McCulloch 1929:323 [ref. 2948]; second species included, but text somewhat unclear if provisionally included or not. •Valid as Neoodax Castelnau 1875 -- (Scott 1976:352 [ref. 3996], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Gomon & Paxton 1986:27 [ref. 5656], Gomon et al. 1994:701 [ref. 22532], Bray & Hoese 2006:1420 [ref. 29049], Gomon 2008:662 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2010:74 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Neoodax Castelnau 1875. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Odax Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:299 Masc. Scarus pullus Forster 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first in Cuvier 1829:266 [ref. 995] as "Les Odax"; based on style of text and contents, the name was apparently not intended as new but as a new use of Odax Commerson in Lacepède 1801 (not available) but in the vernacular. Probably dates to Valenciennes as above; type species and type designation not researched, usually given as above. •Valid as Odax Valenciennes 1840 -- (Ayling & Paxton 1983 [ref. 5258], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Gomon & Paxton 1986:31 [ref. 5656], Gomon et al. 1994:702 [ref. 22532], Bray & Hoese 2006:1421 [ref. 29049], Kuiter 2010:68 [ref. 35285], Gomon et al. 2015:1372 [ref. 34207]). Current status: Valid as Odax Valenciennes 1840. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Olisthops Richardson [J.] 1850:74 Masc. Olisthops cyanomelas Richardson 1850. Type by monotypy. Olistherops Günther 1862:243 [ref. 1969] is an unjustified emendation. •Synonym of Odax Valenciennes 1840 -- (Gomon & Paxton 1986:31 [ref. 5656]). •Valid as Olisthops Richardson 1850 -- (Gomon 2008:663 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2010:70 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Olisthops Richardson 1850. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Paralepidaplois (subgenus of Bodianus) Gomon [M. F.] 2006:56 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Pariolanthus (subgenus of Lepidaplois) Smith [J. L. B.] 1968:343 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Parodax Scott [J. K.] 1976:367 Masc. Parodax caninis Scott 1976. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Parodax Scott 1976 -- (Kuiter 2010:75 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Siphonognathus Richardson 1858 -- (Gomon & Paxton 1986:41 [ref. 5656] with type as caninus, Near et al. 2025:282 [ref. 42466]). Current status: Synonym of Siphonognathus Richardson 1858. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Peaolopesia Smith [J. L. B.] 1949:370 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Peneverreo (subgenus of Bodianus) Gomon [M. F.] 2006:49 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Pimelometopon Gill [T. N.] 1864:58 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]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Platychoerops Klunzinger [C. B.] 1879:255 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]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Achoerodus Gill 1863. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Polylepion Gomon [M. F.] 1977:622 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], Baldwin et al. 2023:182 [ref. 40152]). Current status: Valid as Polylepion Gomon 1977. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Priobodianus (subgenus of Bodianus) Gomon [M. F.] 2006:22 Masc. Verreo cylindriatus Tanaka 1930. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790, but a valid subgenus Priobodianus as described. •Valid as Probodianus Gomon 2006 -- (Near et al. 2025:281 [ref. 42466]). Current status: Valid as Priobodianus Gomon 2006. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Pseudodax Bleeker [P.] 1861:229 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:128 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:237 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Pseudodax Bleeker 1861. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Pseudolepidaplois Bauchot [M.-L.] & Blanc [M.] 1961:53 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Ronchifex Gistel [J.] 1848:VIII 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Semicossyphus Günther [A.] 1861:384 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]). •Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790 -- (Santini et al. 2016:6 [ref. 39174]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus Bloch 1790. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Sheardichthys (subgenus of Neoodax) Whitley [G. P.] 1947:146 Masc. Malacanthus radiatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Neoodax Castelnau 1875 -- (Scott 1976:354 [ref. 3996]). •Valid as Sheardichthys Whitley 1947 -- (Kuiter 2010:76 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Siphonognathus Richardson 1858 -- (Gomon & Paxton 1986:41 [ref. 5656], Near et al. 2025:282 [ref. 42466]). Current status: Synonym of Siphonognathus Richardson 1858. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Siphonognathus Richardson [J.] 1858:237 Masc. Siphonognathus argyrophanes Richardson 1858. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Siphonognathus Richardson 1858 -- (Gomon & Paxton 1986:41 [ref. 5656], Gomon et al. 1994:705 [ref. 22532], Bray & Hoese 2006:1422 [ref. 29049], Gomon 2008:664 [ref. 30616], Kuiter 2010:79 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Siphonognathus Richardson 1858. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Suillus Catesby [M.] 1771:15 Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89, Opinion 259). •In the synonymy of Lachnolaimus Cuvier 1829. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Lachnolaimus Cuvier 1829. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Terelabrus Randall [J. E.] & Fourmanoir [P.] 1998:248 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], Fukui 2018:84 [ref. 36334], Shepherd et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40113]). Current status: Valid as Terelabrus Randall & Fourmanoir 1998. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

Torresia Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:36 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Trochocopus Günther [A.] 1862:100 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Verreo Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:619 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Verriculus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:191 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: Hypsigenyinae.

Xiphocheilus Bleeker [P.] 1856:223 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: Hypsigenyinae.


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