phthirophagus, Labroides Randall [J. E.] 1958:337, Pl. 1 (fig. A) [Pacific Science v. 12 (no. 4); ref. 12105] 100 yards offshore from Waikiki branch of Hawaii Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 7 feet. Holotype: USNM 164466. Paratypes: BMNH 1955.12.12.1 (1), CAS-SU 48445 (2), USNM 164467-69 (1, 1, 1). •Valid as Labroides phthirophagus Randall 1958 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:26 [ref. 24943], Thomson et al. 2000:183 [ref. 25640], Mundy 2005:442 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:339 [ref. 30952], Kuiter 2010:359 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Labroides phthirophagus Randall 1958. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.