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.