irideus, Halichoeres Starks [E. C.] 1913:60, Pl. 8 [Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series; ref. 4197] Rock pool at Natal, Brazil. Holotype: CAS-SU 22213. Paratypes: (4) AMNH 3762 (1); CAS-SU 22224 (3); USNM 221542 [ex 21627] (1, not found in 1985). •Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:24 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch 1791) -- (Rocha & Rosa 2001:162 [ref. 25881], Parenti & Randall 2011:34 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres brasiliensis (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.