aurigarius, Ctenolabrus Richardson [J.] 1845:90, Pl. 45 (figs. 1-2) [Ichthyology.--Part 2. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 20574] China seas near Canton, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1851.12.27.170 (2, dry). Type information: Whitehead 1970:216 [ref. 11606]. •Valid as Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson 1845) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:629 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:981 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:981 [ref. 26193], Kuiter 2010:160 [ref. 35285], Kim et al. 2020:151 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:87 [ref. 37637], Iino & Motomura 2022:39 [ref. 39096], Iino & Motomura 2022:[7] [ref. 39300]). Current status: Valid as Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson 1845). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northern East China Sea to Korea, Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), including southern Sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.