pictus, Julis Poey [F.] 1860:214 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. No types known. •Valid as Iridio pictus (Poey 1860) -- (Kuiter 2010:217 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres pictus (Poey 1860) -- (Robins & Ray 1986204 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:347 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:417 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:294 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2000:23 [ref. 24943], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Randall & Lobel 2003:129 [ref. 26689], Collette et al. 2003:116 [ref. 26784], Westneat 2003:1713 [ref. 27105], Smith et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:519 [ref. 28815], Barber & Bellwood 2005:250 [ref. 35318], Weaver & Rocha 2007:803 [ref. 29437], Lobel et al. 2009:171 [ref. 30071], Rocha et al. 2010:28 [ref. 30767], Page et al. 2013:160 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:63 [ref. 33341], Wainwright et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35725], Robertson et al. 2020:157 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Page et al. 2023:174 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres pictus (Poey 1860). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.