Chlorurus (subgenus of Petronason) Swainson [W.] 1839:(173) 227 Masc. Scarus gibbus Rüppell 1829. Type by monotypy. Spelled Chlorogaster by Swainson on p. 173, without species; changed to Chlorurus on p. 227. Technical first reviser not researched. •Valid as Chlorurus Swainson 1839 -- (Bellwood 1994:66 [ref. 19116], Parenti & Randall 2000:52 [ref. 24943], Bellwood 2001:3471 [ref. 26278], Streelman et al. 2002:964 [ref. 26053], Allen et al. 2006:1427 [ref. 29090], Parenti & Randall 2011:37 [ref. 31299], Kottelat 2013:380 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:186 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:296 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:131 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:241 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Chlorurus Swainson 1839. Labridae.