polylepis, Leptojulis Randall [J. E.] 1996:15, Pls. 2C, 3G, 3H [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 24; ref. 22260] 7 miles west of Honiara, wreck, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, depth 46 meters. Holotype: BPBM 15576. Paratypes: BPBM 32483 (1), 36677 (1); USNM 33921 (1). •Valid as Leptojulis polylepis Randall 1996 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:29 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3402 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830], Kuiter 2010:257 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:699 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:136 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Leptojulis polylepis Randall 1996. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.