lanceolatus, Cirrhilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Masuda [H.] 1991:57, Figs. 6-8 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 19719] Western side of Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 42 meters. Holotype: BPBM 22315. Paratypes: IOPM 1177-78 (1, 1). •Valid as Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus Randall & Masuda 1991 -- (Randall 1992:111 [ref. 20249], Allen 1995:17 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:102 [ref. 22684], Myers 1999:191 [ref. 23965], Allen & Kuiter 1999:136 [ref. 24289], Parenti & Randall 2000:12 [ref. 24943], Nakabo 2000:1002 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:46 [ref. 25747], Nakabo 2002:1002 [ref. 26193], Randall 2005:403 [ref. 28239], Tanaka et al. 2006:9 [ref. 28809], Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29752], Kuiter 2010:141 [ref. 35285] as cf. lanceolatus and lanceolatus on p. 146, Allen et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33787], Tea et al. 2016:27 [ref. 34470], Tea & Gill 2017:83 [ref. 35654], Tea et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36819], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus Randall & Masuda 1991. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea east to Philippines, north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.