rhodochrous, Cheilinus Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:90, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1865.2.27.84. •Valid as Cheilinus rhodochrous Günther 1867 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:241 [ref. 19754], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:213 [ref. 6441], Chen et al. 1997:138 [ref. 26476] dated 1866, Kuiter 2010:181 [ref. 35285] with authorship as Playfair & Günther). •Synonym of Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets 1877) -- (Mundy 2005:444 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Oxycheilinus rhodochrous (Günther 1867) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:33 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther 1862) -- (Randall & Khalaf 2003:136 [ref. 26684], Randall et al. 2003:361 [ref. 27177], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299], Randall & Victor 2022:233 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine.