philippina, Wetmorella Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:211, Pl. 17 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Little Santa Cruz, Zamboanga, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89968. Paratypes: USNM 93503 (1), 93505 (1), ?93528 (1). Additional material (4). •Valid as Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Dor 1984:210 [ref. 29757], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:212 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale 1901) -- (Randall et al. 1990:340 [ref. 15987], Westneat 2001:3463 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1416 [ref. 29095]). •Synonym (in part) of Wetmorella albofasciata Schultz & Marshall 1954 and Wetmorella nigripinnata (Seale 1901) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:47 [ref. 24943], Randall 2005:442 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Synonym of Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale 1901). Labridae. Habitat: marine.