chloromelas, Pseudoscarus Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:109, Pl. 15 (fig. 1) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.3.9.327 (skin). •Synonym of Scarus cyanescens Valenciennes 1840 -- (Randall & Bruce 1983:13 [ref. 5412]). •Synonym of Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Randall & Anderson 1997:162 [ref. 23281], Parenti & Randall 2000:52 [ref. 24943], Randall 2022:271 [ref. 39936]). Current status: Synonym of Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.