purpurescens, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:262 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. No types known. •Synonym of Hemiulis leucura (Walbaum 1792) -- (Kuiter 2010:269 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres purpurescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Allen 1997:190 [ref. 23977], Allen 2000:113 [ref. 25868], Nakabo 2000:995 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:269 [ref. 25841], Westneat 2001:3401 [ref. 26277], Nakabo 2002:995 [ref. 26193]). •Synonym of Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:21 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1391 [ref. 29095]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres leucurus (Walbaum 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine.