cyanodus, Labrus Richardson [J.] 1843:355 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1843.6.15.46. Type locality changed on Barry Russell Email, 2 Mar. 2015. •Valid as Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:306 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:365 [ref. 23967], Kuiter 1997:272 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:306 [ref. 25919], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:268 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:58 [ref. 35285], Larson et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:8, 23 [ref. 35547], Allen & Erdmann 2024:702 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Shark Bay (Western Australia) around northern Australia to Sydney/New South Wales (Australia), and Daru (southwestern Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.