colias, Enchelyopus Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:54 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New Zealand. No types known. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). •Valid as Parapercis colias (Forster 1801) -- (Cantwell 1964:255 [ref. 23974], McDowall 1973:207 [ref. 24630], Paulin et al. 1989:218 [ref. 24556], Nakamura in Amaoka et al. 1990:295 [ref. 16024], Paulin & Roberts 1992:153 [ref. 24625], Johnson et al. 2014:493 [ref. 33468], Johnson & Stewart 2015:1462 [ref. 34292]). Current status: Valid as Parapercis colias (Forster 1801). Pinguipedidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.