perlas, Xyrichtys Wellington [G. M.], Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 1994:49, Figs. 1-3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (no. 1/2); ref. 21565] Isla San Jose, Perlas Islands, (Pacific) Panama, 8°14'N, 79°02'W, depth 12-15 meters. Holotype: USNM 316912. Paratypes: CAS 76101 (2), BPBM 36418 (2), LACM 45903-1 (2), USNM 316913 (3), WAM P.30178-001 (2). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:37 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Novaculichthys perlas (Wellington, Allen & Robertson 1994) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:32 [ref. 24943], Thomson et al. 2000:185 [ref. 25640]). •Synonym of Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill 1862 -- (Victor et al. 2001:106 [ref. 26031], Kuiter 2010:372 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Victor et al. 2013:565 [ref. 32724]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill 1862. Labridae. Habitat: marine.