interruptus, Julis (Halichoeres) Bleeker [P.] 1851:252 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 331] Banda Islands, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6575 (93-mm spec. out of 22 specimens). Nomen protectum from Labrus chlorocephalus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Randall & Parenti 1999:31 [ref. 24276]). For type information see Randall 2000:17 [ref. 24432]. •Valid as Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851) -- (Randall & Kay 1974:103 [ref. 22741], Dor 1984:207 [ref. 29757], Randall 1986:703 [ref. 5706], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:207 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:334 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:165 [ref. 25479], Francis & Randall 1993:122 [ref. 20996], Kuiter 1993:285 [ref. 23929], Goren & Dor 1994:55 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:289 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:196 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:199 [ref. 23922], Kuiter 1997:294 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:334 [ref. 25919], Randall & Parenti 1999:31 [ref. 24276], Johnson 1999:744 [ref. 25471], Randall 2000:13 [ref. 24432], Parenti & Randall 2000:39 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:629 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:368 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:213 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:269 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3403 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:51 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S115 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:157 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27715], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:351 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:436 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1411 [ref. 29095], Satapoomin 2009:230 [ref. 30463], Kuiter 2010:350 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:719 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:138 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:14 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2018:292 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:129 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:74 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:238 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36626], Zajonz et al. 2019:90 [ref. 36871], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:247 [ref. 41223], Randall & Victor 2022:251 [ref. 39916]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen, Seychelles), Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia) and Montague Island (New South Wales, Australia). Habitat: marine.