leucoxanthus, Halichoeres Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 20, Pl. 8 (figs. C-D) [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] Eastern end of Java, Indonesia. Holotype: BPBM 22906. Paratypes: BPBM 18911 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 445 (1). •Valid as Biochoeres leucoxanthus (Randall & Smith 1982) -- (Kuiter 2010:287 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres leucoxanthus Randall & Smith 1982 -- (Myers 1999:197 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:91 [ref. 37268], Parenti & Randall 2000:21 [ref. 24943], Allen & Adrim 2003:49 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:411 [ref. 28239], Satapoomin 2009:224 [ref. 30463], Allen & Erdmann 2012:675 [ref. 31980], Psomadakis et al. 2020:525 [ref. 37272], Kodeeswaran et al. 2022:[4] [ref. 38988], Randall & Victor 2022:205 [ref. 39916], Anto et al. 2024:5 [ref. 40874]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres leucoxanthus Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Lakshadweep (India), Maldives, Gulf of Mannar (India) and Myanmar east to Christmas Island (Australia) and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.