hypselopterus, Scarus Bleeker [P.] 1853:496 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique) (?): BMNH 1864.5.15.27. •Valid as Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker 1853 -- (Myers 1999:211 [ref. 23965], Parenti & Randall 2000:57 [ref. 24943], Bellwood in Randall & Lim 2000:630 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1024 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:115 [ref. 25868], Bellwood 2001:3485 [ref. 26278], Nakabo 2002:1024 [ref. 26193], Kishimoto et al. 2002:4 [ref. 26569], Allen & Adrim 2003:52 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Westneat et al. 2007:67 [ref. 29298], Motomura et al. 2010:177 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:742 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker 1853. Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Palau and north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.