scottorum, Cirrhilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Pyle [R. M.] 1989:114, Figs. 1-5 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 15 (no. 4) [for 1988]; ref. 12854] Outside barrier reef about 1/4 mile east of Teavaraa Pass, Papara, Tahiti, Society Islands, depth 12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 6930. Paratypes: AMS I.27243-001 (3); BPBM 6931 (2), 6937 (1), 9351 (1), 11286 (1), 11524 (1), 11581 (1), 11608 (1), 13499 (1), 14003 (2), 14011 (1), 14594 (1), 16474 (1), 16904 (2), 17461 (3), 24124 (1), 31740 (1); CAS 13994 (2); MNHN 1984-189 (2); USNM 202809 (2); ZUMT 57521 [ex BPBM 24124] (1). •Valid as Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall & Pyle 1989 -- (Randall et al. 1990:311 [ref. 15987], Allen 1995:17 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:102 [ref. 22684], Allen 1997:182 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:311 [ref. 25919], Allen & Kuiter 1999:136 [ref. 24289], Randall 1999:21 [ref. 25829] as Cirrhliabrus, Parenti & Randall 2000:13 [ref. 24943], Allen 2000:46 [ref. 25747], Westneat 2001:3401 [ref. 26277], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:404 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1383 [ref. 29095], Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29752], Kuiter 2010:150 [ref. 35285] and as cf. scottorum, Allen et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33787], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall & Pyle 1989. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern and South Pacific: Coral Sea east to Pitcairn Island. Habitat: marine.