maldat, Cossyphus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:114 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN A-7408 (1), MNHN A-7409 (1, "holotype" of Bauchot), A-7415 to 7418 (1, 1, 1, 1), A-8268 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:28-29, 85 [ref. 19171] wrongly with a holotype and paratypes. •Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:6 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:85 [ref. 28730], Randall & Victor 2022:178 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus macrourus (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.