brasiliensis, Clepticus Heiser [J. B.], Moura [R. L. de] & Robertson [D. R.] 2000:71, Figs. 3-6 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 25763] Ilha Escalvada, Guarapari, 20°42'00"S, 40°24'30"W, Espirito Santo, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 53269. Paratypes: CAS 99821 (1), 99822 (1); MZUSP 53265 (1), 53267 (1), 53268 (1), 53272 (1), 47151 (1), 51427 (1), 53161 (1); USNM 350958 (1), 350959 (1). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser, Moura & Robertson 2000 -- (Feitoza et al. 2003:69 [ref. 26943], Vaske et al. 2005:77 [ref. 36155], Kuiter 2010:19 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:33 [ref. 31299], Pinheiro et al. 2015:24 [ref. 34324], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:458 [ref. 38945]). •Valid as Bodianus brasiliensis (Heiser, Moura & Robertson 2000) based on status of genus -- (Santini et al. 2016:6 [ref. 39174], Carvalho-Filho 2023:207 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Bodianus brasiliensis (Heiser, Moura & Robertson 2000). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Maranhão south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Fernando de Noronha and St. Paul's Rocks (Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil). IUCN (2023): Not assessed. Habitat: marine.