radiatus, Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:288 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Bahamas. No types preserved. Based on the 'Turdus oculo-radiato' of Catesby 1743: 12, pl. 12 (fig. 1) [ref. 774]. •Valid as Iridio radiatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kuiter 2010:214 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:205 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:155 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:346 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:419 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:294 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2000:24 [ref. 24943], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:161 [ref. 25881], Collette et al. 2003:116 [ref. 26784], Feitoza et al. 2003:69 [ref. 26943], Westneat 2003:1715 [ref. 27105], Moura et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:521 [ref. 28815], Barber & Bellwood 2005:250 [ref. 35318], Vaske et al. 2005:77 [ref. 36155], 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], Carvalho-Filho 2023:208 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to northeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; Saint Paul’s Rocks, Fernando de Noronha and Rocas Archipelago (Brazil). IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.