geoffroy, Julis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:270, Pl. 56 (fig. 3) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Lectotype: MNHN A-9200. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2775 [ex MNHN A-9200] (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:58 [ref. 19171]. Spelled geoffroyii by Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:479 [ref. 1007]. Lectotype selected by Randall 1978:747 [ref. 7004]. •Valid as Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:30 [ref. 24943], Mundy 2005:442 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:340 [ref. 30952], Kuiter 2010:277 [ref. 35285], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2014:434 [ref. 33480]). Current status: Valid as Macropharyngodon geoffroy (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.