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.