melanochir, Julis (Julis) Bleeker [P.] 1857:77 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: ?BMNH 1862.2.28.71 (1). •Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856) -- (Randall 1986:704 [ref. 5706], Randall et al. 1990:336 [ref. 15987], Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Mundy 2005:446 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2018:293 [ref. 35805], Randall & Victor 2022:256 [ref. 39916]). •Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalus (Bleeker 1856). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalus (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine.