pavoninus, Xyrichthys Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:63 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Hawaiian Islands. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:112 [ref. 19171]. Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Valid as Hemipteronotus pavoninus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Bussing 1987:96 [ref. 21800]). •Synonym of Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes 1840 -- (Randall 1986:706 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:396 [ref. 26445], Mundy 2005:440 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.