tiki, Myripristis Greenfield [D. W.] 1974:9, Figs. 6, 24 [Science Bulletin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County No. 19; ref. 7142] Hanga Pico, Easter Island, southeastern Pacific, depth 7 meters. Holotype: UBC 65-453. Paratypes: BMNH 1966.5.23.1 (1); BPBM 6607 (3), 11506 (4), 12115 (now 14); FMNH 73474 (1); LACM 6560-10 (46); CAS-SU 67178 (1, missing); UBC uncat. (1); USNM 200381 (2); 202537 [ex UW 19697] (1). Additional material: UBC (6 lots, 45), USNM 65592 (5). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:59 [ref. 12367]. Fig. 24 is not this species. •Valid as Myripristis tiki Greenfield 1974 -- (Pequeño 1989:53 [ref. 14125], Kotlyar 1996:88 [ref. 23292], Randall & Greenfield 1996:48 [ref. 22543], Kotlyar 1998:208 [ref. 24674], Randall & Greenfield 1999:2255 [ref. 24790], Randall 1999:9 [ref. 25829], Randall et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:90 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Valid as Myripristis tiki Greenfield 1974. Holocentridae: Myripristinae. Distribution: Central Pacific. Habitat: marine.
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