Diproctacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1862:415 Masc. Labroides xanthurus Bleeker 1856. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:104 [ref. 386]. If the synonymy is correct, then a senior synonym of the junior synonym Labropsis Schmidt 1831. •Synonym of Labropsis Schmidt 1931 -- (Near et al. 2025:270 [ref. 42466]). •Valid as Diproctacanthus Bleeker 1862 -- (Randall & Springer 1973:293 [ref. 3603], Westneat 2001:3385 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1387 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:360 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2019:227 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Diproctacanthus Bleeker 1862. Labridae: Julidinae.