melanura, Julis Lowe [R. T.] 1839:85 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira. Neotype: MMF 40069. Neotype selected by Ramírez-Amaro et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38684]. •Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:431 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:872 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:15 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Coris melanura (Lowe 1839) -- (Ramírez-Amaro et al. 2021:3 [ref. 38684], Fricke & Durville 2021:34 [ref. 38902]). Current status: Valid as Coris melanura (Lowe 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira and Canary islands. Habitat: marine.