paynei, Choerodon Whitley [G. P.] 1945:29, Fig. 14 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Off Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Choerodon paynei Whitley 1945 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095]). •Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Gomon 2017:23 [ref. 35547], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae. Habitat: marine.