thoracotaeniatus, Bodianus Yamamoto [E.] in Okamura et al. 1982:245, Pl. 170 [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Western Pacific, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 26°45.7'N, 135°19.4'E to 26°44.0'N, 135°24.0'E, depth 345 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 75062. Paratypes: BSKU 29294 (1); HUMZ 75059 (1), 79220 (1), 80293-94 (2), 80397-98 (2), 80565 (1); NSMT-P 19728-29 (1, 1). •Valid as Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto 1982 -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Parenti & Randall 2000:7 [ref. 24943], Nakabo 2000:973 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:973 [ref. 26193], Shinohara et al. 2005:436 [ref. 28370], Gomon 2006:23 [ref. 28730], Kuiter 2010:48 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Kyushu-Palau Ridge. Habitat: marine.