geographicus, Anampses Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:10, Pl. 389 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] No locality stated [Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-7403. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:10 [ref. 19171]. •Valid as Pseudanampses geographicus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Kuiter 2010:348 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Anampses geographicus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:204 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:112 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:296 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:291 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:178 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:296 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:196 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:392 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:743 [ref. 25471], Parenti & Randall 2000:3 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:627 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:976 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:200 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:111 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:976 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:47 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:389 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1371 [ref. 29095], Motomura et al. 2010:159 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:632 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:126 [ref. 33932], Hoschke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36626], Allen & Erdmann 2024:687 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Anampses geographicus Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Caroline Islands (Micronesia), Fiji and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia and to Fiji and Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine.