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Genera in the family or subfamily Julidinae: [ 69 ] records

Acarauna Sevastianoff [A.] 1802:357, 364 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: Julidinae.

Allocoris Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:319 Fem. Julis gaimard Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. •Valid as Allocoris Kuiter 2010 -- (Near et al. 2025:308 [ref. 42466]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae: Julidinae.

Ampheces (subgenus of Anampses) Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:628 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: Julidinae.

Anampses Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] (ex Cuvier) 1824:276 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:121 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:222 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Anampses Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Labridae: Julidinae.

Anampsodax Bleeker [P.] 1874:82 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: Julidinae.

Artisia de Beaufort [L. F.] 1939:17 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: Julidinae.

Aygula Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:87 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: Julidinae.

Bermudichthys Nichols [J. T.] 1920:62 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: Julidinae.

Biochoeres Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:285 Masc. Halichoeres biocellatus Schultz 1960. Type by original designation. •Valid as Biochoeres Kuiter 2010. •Synonym of Hemicoris Bleeker 1862 -- (Near et al. 2025:309 [ref. 42466]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Cheilolabrus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:345 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: Julidinae.

Chloricthys (subgenus of Julis) Swainson [W.] 1839:173, 232 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: Julidinae.

Choerojulis Gill [T. N.] 1862:142 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: Julidinae.

Corichoeres Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:293 Masc. Coris aurilineata Randall & Kuiter 1982. Type by original designation. •Valid as Corichoeres Kuiter 2010. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. •Synonym of Hemiulis Swainson 1839. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Coris Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:96 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], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:53 [ref. 36649], Russell 2011:67 [ref. 31566], Randall 2013:2 [ref. 32688], Parin et al. 2014:378 [ref. 33547], Fricke et al. 2018:280 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:124 [ref. 36273], Parenti & Randall 2018:17 [ref. 35964], Fricke et al. 2019:227 [ref. 36673], Fricke & Durville 2021:23 [ref. 38902]). Current status: Valid as Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae: Julidinae.

Ctenocorissa Whitley [G. P.] 1931:323 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: Julidinae.

Diproctacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1862:415 Masc. Labroides xanthurus Bleeker 1856. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:104 [ref. 386]. If the synonymy is correct, then a senior synonym of the junior synonym Labropsis Schmidt 1831. •Synonym of Labropsis Schmidt 1931 -- (Near et al. 2025:270 [ref. 42466]). •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], Fricke et al. 2019:227 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Diproctacanthus Bleeker 1862. Labridae: Julidinae.

Elops Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1801:100 (footnote) 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. Suppressed. Labridae: Julidinae.

Elops Bonaparte [C. L.] (ex Commerson) 1831:178 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: Julidinae.

Emmeekia Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:413 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: Julidinae.

Fissilabrus Kner [R.] 1860:52 [14] 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: Julidinae.

Fowlerella Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:100, 104 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: Julidinae.

Frontilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Condé [B.] 1989:90 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: Julidinae.

Gomphosus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:100 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]. Some species of Gomphosus, including the type species, are found to be nested within Thalassoma Swainson 1839, so a generic rearrangement of both genera is needed, Bernardi et al. 2014:373 [ref. 27454]. •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], Golani & Fricke 2018:124 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:227 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Gomphosus Lacepède 1801. Labridae: Julidinae.

Guentheria Bleeker [P.] 1862:413 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: Julidinae.

Halichoeres Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:(10) 14 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 et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35725], Fricke et al. 2018:283 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:125 [ref. 36273], Parenti & Randall 2018:17 [ref. 35964], Fricke et al. 2019:228 [ref. 36673], Victor et al. 2024:1 [ref. 40864]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Halinanodes Whitley [G. P.] 1931:113 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: Julidinae.

Hemicoris Bleeker [P.] 1862:411 Fem. Halichoeres variegatus Rüppell 1835. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:99 [ref. 386]. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Hemicoris Bleeker 1862 -- (Kuiter 2010:304 [ref. 35285], Near et al. 2025:308 [ref. 42466]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae: Julidinae.

Hemigymnus Günther [A.] 1861:386 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:125 [ref. 36273], Parenti & Randall 2018:17 [ref. 35964], Fricke et al. 2019:231 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Hemigymnus Günther 1861. Labridae: Julidinae.

Hemitautoga Bleeker [P.] 1862:413 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], Near et al. 2025:309 [ref. 42466]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Hemiulis (subgenus of Labrus) Swainson [W.] 1839:173, 228 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], Near et al. 2025:309 [ref. 42466]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Hinalea Jordan [D. S.] & Jordan [E. K.] 1922:69 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: Julidinae.

Hologymnosus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:556 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:126 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:232 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Hologymnosus Lacepède 1801. Labridae: Julidinae.

Icthycallus (subgenus of Julis) Swainson [W.] 1839:173, 232 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: Julidinae.

Iridio Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:412 Fem. Labrus radiatus Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation. •Valid as Iridio Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Kuiter 2010:211 [ref. 35285], Near et al. 2025:310 [ref. 42466]). •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: Julidinae.

Julichoeres Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:295 Masc. Julis (Halichoeres) solorensis Bleeker 1853. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Julichthys De Vis [C. W.] 1885:884 Masc. Julichthys inornata De Vis 1885. Type by monotypy. •Questionably a synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Current status: Uncertain as Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Julidio Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:413 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: Julidinae.

Julis Cuvier [G.] 1814:90 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. •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]). •Valid as Julis Cuvier 1814 -- (Kuiter 2010:310 [ref. 35285], Near et al. 2025:311 [ref. 42466]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae: Julidinae.

Labrichthys Bleeker [P.] 1854:331 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], Fricke et al. 2019:233 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Labrichthys Bleeker 1854. Labridae: Julidinae.

Labroides Bleeker [P.] 1851:227, 249 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:127 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:233 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Labroides Bleeker 1851. Labridae: Julidinae.

Labropsis Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1931:75 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], Fricke et al. 2019:233 [ref. 36673], Near et al. 2025:308 [ref. 42466]). •Synonym of Diproctacanthus Bleeker 1852. Current status: Synonym of Diproctacanthus Bleeker 1852. Labridae: Julidinae.

Larabicus Randall [J. E.] & Springer [V. G.] 1973:289 Masc. Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell 1835. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Labroides Bleeker 1851 -- (Near et al. 2025:272 [ref. 42466]). •Valid as Larabicus Randall & Springer 1973 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:29 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:360 [ref. 35285], Golani & Fricke 2018:127 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Larabicus Bleeker 1851. Labridae: Julidinae.

Leptojulis Bleeker [P.] 1862:412 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], Fricke et al. 2019:234 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Leptojulis Bleeker 1862. Labridae: Julidinae.

Macropharyngodon Bleeker [P.] 1862:412 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:127 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:234 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon Bleeker 1862. Labridae: Julidinae.

Minilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Dor [M.] 1981:155 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:127 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Minilabrus Randall & Dor 1981. Labridae: Julidinae.

Neanis Gistel [J.] 1848:IX 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. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall 1999:4 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943]). •Objective synonym of Julis Cuvier 1814. Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae: Julidinae.

Neojulis (subgenus of Leptojulis) Randall [J. E.] 1996:15 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: Julidinae.

Octocynodon (subgenus of Halichoeres) Fowler [H. W.] 1904:535 Masc. Julis miniatus Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation. •Valid as Octocynodon Fowler 1904 -- (Kuiter 2010:273 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Hemicoris Bleeker 1862 -- (Near et al. 2025:309 [ref. 42466]). •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Ophthalmolepis Bleeker [P.] 1862:413 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: Julidinae.

Oxyjulis Gill [T. N.] 1863:223 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: Julidinae.

Paracoris Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:307 Masc. Julis caudimacula Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. •Valid as Paracoris Kuiter 2010 -- (Near et al. 2025:311 [ref. 42466]). Current status: Synonym of Coris Lacepède 1801. Labridae: Julidinae.

Parajulis Bleeker [P.] 1879:5 Fem. Julis poecilopterus Richardson 1846. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared as subgenus of Platyglossus Bleeker 1862. Type designation not researched. Erroneously dated to Bleeker 1865:335 [ref. 412] by Jordan 1919:335 [ref. 4904] but name Parajulis not found in that publication. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (authors). •Valid as Parajulis Bleeker 1879 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:34 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:258 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Parajulis Bleeker 1879. Labridae: Julidinae.

Platiglossus Klein [J. T.] 1776:300 Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. •In the synonymy of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Platiglossus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:582 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. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Platyglossus Bleeker [P.] (ex Klein) 1862:411 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: Julidinae.

Pseudanampses (subgenus of Anampses) Bleeker [P.] 1862:101 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: Julidinae.

Pseudocoris Bleeker [P.] 1862:411 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], Fricke et al. 2019:237 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocoris Bleeker 1862. Labridae: Julidinae.

Pseudojulis Bleeker [P.] 1862:412 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: Julidinae.

Pseudojuloides Fowler [H. W.] 1949:119 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], Tea et al. 2020:551 [ref. 37843], Tea et al. 2020:679 [ref. 37948]). Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides Fowler 1949. Labridae: Julidinae.

Pseudojulops Fowler [H. W.] 1941:271 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: Julidinae.

Pusa Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1879:374 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. •Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:19 [ref. 24943]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres Rüppell 1835. Labridae: Julidinae.

Rhytejulis (subgenus of Stethojulis) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:232, 241 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: Julidinae.

Sagittalarva Victor [B. C.], Alfaro [M. E.] & Sorenson [L.] 2013:555 Fem. 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: Julidinae.

Stethojulis Günther [A.] 1861:386 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], Golani & Fricke 2018:129 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:238 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Stethojulis Günther 1861. Labridae: Julidinae.

Thalassoma (subgenus of Zyrichthys) Swainson [W.] 1839:172, 224 Neut. Scarus purpureus Forsskål 1775. Type by monotypy. Subgenus should have been spelled Xyrichtys. Some species of Gomphosus Lacepède 1802, including the type species, are found to be nested within Thalassoma, so a generic rearrangement of both genera is needed, Bernardi et al. 2014:373 [ref. 27454]. •Synonym of Gomphosus Lacepède 1801 -- (Near et al. 2025:308 [ref. 42466]). •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], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:55 [ref. 36649], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299], Fricke et al. 2018:293 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:130 [ref. 36273], Brown et al. 2019:174 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:238 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Thalassoma Swainson 1839. Labridae: Julidinae.

Thysanocheilus Kner [R.] 1864:185 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: Julidinae.

Tiricoris Whitley [G. P.] 1955:111 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: Julidinae.

Whitleychoeres Kuiter [R. H.] 2010:292 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: Julidinae.

Xenojulis de Beaufort [L. F.] 1939:415 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: Julidinae.