twistii, Novacula Bleeker [P.] 1856:381 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 10; ref. 16853] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.2.28.62 (1), 1862.2.28.63 (1). •Valid as Xyrichtys twistii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:72 [ref. 13818], Shen & Yeh 1987:66 [ref. 6419], Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:630 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1012 [ref. 25182], Westneat 2001:3403 [ref. 26277], Nakabo 2002:1012 [ref. 26193], Kuiter 2010:382 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Randall et al. 2002:93 [ref. 26622], Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830], Motomura et al. 2010:168 [ref. 31256], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Allen & Erdmann 2012:693 [ref. 31980], Akhilesh et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32173]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India to Andaman Islands, Indonesia and north to Japan. Habitat: marine.