Scarichthys Bleeker [P.] 1859:xvii, 106 Masc. Scarus naevius Valenciennes 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not established, probably by Jordan 1919:287. Also appeared in Bleeker 1859:334 [ref. 368] as name with one described species; type by monotypy if ref. 368 was published before ref. 371. Also in Bleeker 1861:243 [ref. 381]. •Synonym of Leptoscarus Swainson 1839 -- (Bellwood 1994:64 [ref. 19116], Bruce & Randall 1985 [ref. 5234], Parenti & Randall 2000:54 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Leptoscarus Swainson 1839. Labridae.