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.