lineata, Cichla Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:342 [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 Latris lineata (Forster 1801) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:204 [ref. 24556], Hardy in Amaoka et al. 1990:290 [ref. 16024], Kuiter 1993:261 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:656 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:244 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Roberts 2003:742 [ref. 27420], Hoese & Bray 2006:1364 [ref. 29000] with authorship as Bloch & Schneider, Roberts & Gomon 2008:632 [ref. 30641], Waessle & Milessi 2013:97 [ref. 32690], Andrew et al. 1995:23 [ref. 38009], Roberts 2015:1361 [ref. 34193], Kimura et al. 2018:67 [ref. 36401], Ludt et al. 2019:132 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Latris lineata (Forster 1801). Latridae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.