splendens, Cirrhitichthys Ogilby [J. D.] 1889:58, Pl. 2 [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): AMS I.1841. •Valid as Cirrhitus splendens (Ogilby 1889) -- (Randall 1963:400 [ref. 3599], Paulin et al. 1989:199 [ref. 24556], Kuiter 1993:252 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479]). •Valid as Notocirrhitus splendens (Ogilby 1889) -- (Randall 2001:8 [ref. 25616], Allen et al. 2006:1346 [ref. 29090], Gaither & Randall 2012:223 [ref. 32260], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:115 [ref. 36167], Roberts 2015:1339 [ref. 34193]). Current status: Valid as Notocirrhitus splendens (Ogilby 1889). Cirrhitidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific; southeastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.