maculatus, Platyglossus Jatzow [R.] & Lenz [H.] 1898:520, Pl. 36 (fig. 16) [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft v. 21; ref. 14685] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: SMF (2, not found). •Synonym of Halichoeres dussumieri (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Randall & Victor 2022:202 [ref. 39916]). •Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:23 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.