patatus, Julis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:398 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Martinique Island, West Indies. Holotype: MNHN A-8295 (dry). Additional material: MNHN A-8296 (1, dry), A-8297 (1, dry), A-8298 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:65 [ref. 19171] as holotype and with paratypes of varieties. •Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:24 [ref. 24943], Rocha & Rosa 2001:164 [ref. 25881]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.