trispinosus, Scarus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:182 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2041 (dry, poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot & Guibé 1960:300 [ref. 20736]. •See Parenti & Randall 2000:63 [ref. 24943]. •Valid as Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Moura et al. 2001:517 [ref. 25371], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:93 [ref. 27192], Parenti & Randall 2011:38 [ref. 31299], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:473 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:212 [ref. 40480], Ceríaco et al. 2023:50 [ref. 40710], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Maranhão south to São Paulo (Brazil). IUCN (2012): Endangered. Habitat: marine.