flavidorsalis, Cirrhilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Carpenter [K. E.] 1980:21, Figs. 1B, 7-8 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 8672] Northwest of Manado, western side of Manterawoe [Monthage] Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia, depth 15 meters. Holotype: BPBM 22496. Paratypes: AMS I.20698-001 (1), ANSP 140169 (1), BMNH 1979.1.4.1 (1), BPBM 22498 (1), CAS 42526 [see table 3] (1), MNHN 1978-0770 (1), USNM 219337 (1), ZUMT 54169 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:117 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall & Carpenter 1980 -- (Allen 1995:17 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:102 [ref. 22684], Myers 1999:191 [ref. 23965], Allen & Kuiter 1999:136 [ref. 24289], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:46 [ref. 25747], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29752], Kuiter 2010:135 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:654 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33787], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis Randall & Carpenter 1980. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Philippines. Habitat: marine.