luteopunctatus, Lepidaplois Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:102, Pl. 1 (fig. A) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 7; ref. 4113] Off Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean, depth about 10 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 64. •Valid as Bodianus luteopunctatus (Smith 1957) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:204 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Bodianus leucosticticus (Bennett 1831) -- (Shen & Lin 1984:14 [ref. 13822], Randall 1986:688 [ref. 5706] as leucostictus). •Synonym of Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler 1934) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:7 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:55 [ref. 28730], Randall & Victor 2022:180 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus trilineatus (Fowler 1934). Labridae. Habitat: marine.