ventralis, Xyrichthys Bean [T. H.] 1891:198, Pl. 29 (fig. 1) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 8 (art. 4) (for 1888); ref. 14497] Cozumel, Yucatán, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 37077 (apparently now 2 specimens in lot). Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau 1855 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau 1855. Labridae. Habitat: marine.