adspersus, Labrus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:254 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. No types known. Based on 'Labrus, Burgall; zu Neu York' in Schöpf 1788:155 [ref. 18700]. •Valid as Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:436 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:207 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:398 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:155 [ref. 14674], Murdy et al. 1997:251 [ref. 23144], Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Munroe in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:457 [ref. 26158], Nelson et al. 2004:156 [ref. 27807], Parenti & Randall 2011:36 [ref. 31299], Page et al. 2013:161 [ref. 32708], Simian et al. 2022:376 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:175 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.