Pseudolabrus Bleeker [P.] 1862:413 Masc. Labrus rubiginosus Temminck & Schlegel 1845. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:101 [ref. 386]. Type apparently preoccupied by Labrus rubiginosus Risso 1827 and not replaced; type apparently is a synonym of Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. •Valid as Pseudolabrus Bleeker 1862 -- (Russell & Randall 1981 [ref. 6392], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:206 [ref. 6441], Russell 1988:23 [ref. 12549], Gomon et al. 1994:696 [ref. 22532], Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997:322 [ref. 23357], Parenti & Randall 2000:37 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Mabuchi et al. 2004:375 [ref. 27946], Allen et al. 2006:1408 [ref. 29095], Russell & Gomon 2008:656 [ref. 30655], Kuiter 2010:227 [ref. 35285], Russell & Gill 2012:355 [ref. 32086], Parenti & Randall 2018:21 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus Bleeker 1862. Labridae.