blatteus, Cirrhilabrus Springer [V. G.] & Randall [J. E.] 1974:48, Figs. 2-3 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 18] Off Steinitz Marine Biological Laboratory, Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 42.7 meters. Holotype: USNM 211870. Paratypes: BPBM 16849-50 (1, 1); HUJ 6863 (1); USNM 211871 (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:29 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Cirrhilabrus blatteus Springer & Randall 1974 -- (Dor 1984:200 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:53 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:20 [ref. 21854], Allen 1995:17 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:102 [ref. 22684], Allen & Kuiter 1999:136 [ref. 24289], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Allen 2000:46 [ref. 25747], Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29752], Kuiter 2010:137 [ref. 35285], Allen et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33787], DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706], Tea & Gill 2017:83 [ref. 35654], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:123 [ref. 36273], Tea et al. 2018:369 [ref. 36337], Tea et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36819], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271], Randall & Victor 2022:188 [ref. 39916], Tea et al. 2022:75 [ref. 39072]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus blatteus Springer & Randall 1974. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.