nigrotaenia, Coris Mee [J. K. L.] & Hare [S. R.] 1995:248, Figs 1-3 [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 23742] "Caught near Muscat" [but probably central or southern Oman], Muttrah fish market, Oman. Holotype: CAS 73319. Paratypes: BPBM 34503 (1), 36183 (1); CAS 82187 (1); USNM 329442 (1). •Valid as Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare 1995 -- (Randall 1995:277 [ref. 22896], Randall 1999:54 [ref. 24043], Parenti & Randall 2000:16 [ref. 24943], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377], Kuiter 2010:317 [ref. 35285], Ali et al. 2018:336 [ref. 36183], Jawad et al. 2018:119 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:72 [ref. 37020], Fricke & Durville 2021:32 [ref. 38902], Randall & Victor 2022:194 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Coris nigrotaenia Mee & Hare 1995. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to southern Oman. Habitat: marine.