ballieui, Coris (Hemicoris) Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:285 [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8898. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:25 [ref. 19171]. •Valid as Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage 1875 -- (Randall 1976:5 [ref. 22257], Randall 1999:14 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:14 [ref. 24943], Mundy 2005:436 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:333 [ref. 30952], Kuiter 2010:319 [ref. 35285], Fricke & Durville 2021:33 [ref. 38902]). Current status: Valid as Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage 1875. Labridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.