Hipposcarus Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:17 Masc. Scarus harid Forsskål 1775. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hipposcarus Smith 1956 -- (Randall & Bruce 1983:7 [ref. 5412], Randall 1986:709 [ref. 5706], Bellwood & Choat 1989:15 [ref. 13494], Bellwood 1994:66 [ref. 19116], Parenti & Randall 2000:54 [ref. 24943], Bellwood 2001:3470 [ref. 26278], Streelman et al. 2002:964 [ref. 26053], Allen et al. 2006:1429 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2018:297 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:131 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:242 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Hipposcarus Smith 1956. Labridae.