Cetoscarus Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:16 Masc. Scarus pulchellus Rüppell 1835. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cetoscarus Smith 1956 -- (Randall & Bruce 1983:6 [ref. 5412], Randall 1986:708 [ref. 5706], Bellwood & Choat 1989:13 [ref. 13494], Bellwood 1994:65 [ref. 19116], Parenti & Randall 2000:52 [ref. 24943], Bellwood 2001:3470 [ref. 26278], Streelman et al. 2002:964 [ref. 26053], Allen et al. 2006:1427 [ref. 29090], Parenti & Randall 2011:37 [ref. 31299], Motomura et al. 2017:186 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:296 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:131 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:240 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Cetoscarus Smith 1956. Labridae.