malapteronotus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:450, 518, Pl. 31 (fig. 1) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: MNHN B-2130 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:83 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:25 [ref. 24943], Randall 2013:10 [ref. 32519], Randall & Victor 2022:212 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch 1792). Labridae. Habitat: marine.