nigromaculatus, Cossyphus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:197 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] Outside of harbor at Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 9930. •Synonym of Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) -- (Randall 1986:688 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:6 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2006:87 [ref. 28730]). •Synonym of Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:12 [ref. 35964], Randall & Victor 2022:174 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.