versicolor, Myxodes Poey [F.] 1876:173 [131], Pl. 8 [5] (fig. 1) [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Cuba. No types known. On p. 131 of separate. •Valid as Malacoctenus versicolor (Poey 1876) -- (Birdsong & Emery 1968:191 [ref. 41459], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:165 [ref. 27754], Williams 2003:1759 [ref. 27109], Smith et al. 2003:50 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:163 [ref. 27807], Patzner et al. 2009:463 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:170 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:68 [ref. 33341], Wirtz 2014:18 [ref. 33594], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2020:515 [ref. 37678], Page et al. 2023:154 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Malacoctenus versicolor (Poey 1876). Labrisomidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Bahamas south to Trinidad and Tobago, including northern and eastern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2014): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.