maculipinna, Julis Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] in Schomburgk 1848:674 [18] [The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions.; ref. 17812] Barbados, West Indies. Possible types: ZMB 2572 (1). Appeared first as above; reprinted in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1848:18. •Valid as 'Iridio' maculipinna (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Kuiter 2010:212 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Birdsong & Emery 1968:188 [ref. 41459], Robins & Ray 1986:204 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:347 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:415 [ref. 24474], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:293 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2000:21 [ref. 24943], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1645 [ref. 25634], Rocha & Rosa 2001:991 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:116 [ref. 26784], Westneat 2003:1712 [ref. 27105], Moura et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27621], Bernardi et al. 2004:405 [ref. 27454], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], Rocha 2004:773 [ref. 27980], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:518 [ref. 28815], Barber & Bellwood 2005:249 [ref. 35318], Lobel et al. 2009:171 [ref. 30071], Luiz et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30311], Luiz et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30311], Rocha et al. 2010:28 [ref. 30767], Page et al. 2013:160 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:63 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Wainwright et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35725], Robertson et al. 2020:157 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:71 [ref. 39585], Page et al. 2023:174 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel 1848). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.