stigmaticus, Halichoeres Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 7, Pl. 3 (figs. A-B) [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] About 4 miles east of Muharrak Island, Bahrain, Persian Gulf, depth 12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 21241. Paratypes: ANSP 144093 (1); BMNH 1980.5.20.4 (1); BPBM 20976-77 (2, 3), 21250 (4), 21314 (1), 22957 (3); CAS 46031 (1); MNHN 1980-1305 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 444 (1); USNM 221541 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:118 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Julichoeres stigmaticus (Randall & Smith 1982) -- (Kuiter 2010:297 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres stigmaticus Randall & Smith 1982 -- (Randall 1995:282 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:198 [ref. 23922], Parenti & Randall 2000:24 [ref. 24943], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S115 [ref. 27377], Eagderi et al. 2019:73 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:90 [ref. 36871] as cf. stigmaticus, Randall & Victor 2022:209 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres stigmaticus Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.