miniatus, Julis Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:460 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN A-9123 (1), A-9124 (2); RMNH D1363 (1, dry), 2200 (2), 2235 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:62-63 [ref. 19171]. •Valid as Octocynodon miniatus (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Kuiter 2010:273 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:209 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:319 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:190 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:290 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:319 [ref. 25919], Parenti & Randall 2000:22 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:997 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:113 [ref. 25868], Westneat 2001:3401 [ref. 26277], Nakabo 2002:997 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:49 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:151 [ref. 27510], Randall 2005:412 [ref. 28239], Barber & Bellwood 2005:249 [ref. 35318], Allen et al. 2006:1392 [ref. 29095], Randall & King 2010:17 [ref. 30743], Allen & Erdmann 2012:678 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:132 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:231 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malay Peninsula east to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.