sanguineus, Cirrhilabrus Cornic [A.] 1987:140, Fig. [Poissons de l'Ile Maurice; ref. 22052] Off Flic en Flac, western coast of Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 52 meters. Neotype: BPBM 24779. Neotype designated by Randall 1995:24 [ref. 21854]. •Valid as Cirrhilabrus sanguineus Cornic 1987 -- (Randall 1995:24 [ref. 21854], Allen 1995:17 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:102 [ref. 22684], Fricke 1999:406 [ref. 24106], Allen & Kuiter 1999:136 [ref. 24289], Parenti & Randall 2000:13 [ref. 24943], Allen 2000:46 [ref. 25747], Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29752], Kuiter 2010:137 [ref. 35285], Allen et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33787], Tea & Gill 2017:83 [ref. 35654], Tea et al. 2018:359 [ref. 36337], Tea et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36819], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271], Randall & Victor 2022:190 [ref. 39916], Tea et al. 2022:75 [ref. 39072]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus sanguineus Cornic 1987. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: marine.