ascensionis, Julis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:706, Pl. 20 (fig. 5) [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Ascension Island. Holotype: MNHN A-9199. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:48 [ref. 19171]. •Valid as Thalassoma ascensionis (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) -- (Gomon & Forsyth 1990:878 [ref. 19219], Afonso et al. 1999:85 [ref. 25466], Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Bernardi et al. 2004:372 [ref. 27454], Costagliola et al. 2003:379 [ref. 27455], Kuiter 2010:200 [ref. 35285], Westneat in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2742 [ref. 34618], Brown et al. 2019:185 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Thalassoma ascensionis (Quoy & Gaimard 1834). Labridae. Distribution: Southern-central Atlantic: Ascension Island endemic. Saint Helena Island record is doubtful [ref. 36444]. Habitat: marine.