Bolbometopon Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:8 Neut. Scarus muricatus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Smith treated as masculine, but gender is neuter. •Valid as Bolbometopon Smith 1956 -- (Randall & Bruce 1983:6 [ref. 5412], Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:219 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:708 [ref. 5706], Bellwood & Choat 1989:14 [ref. 13494], Bellwood 1994:65 [ref. 19116], Parenti & Randall 2000:51 [ref. 24943], Bellwood 2001:3470 [ref. 26278], Streelman et al. 2002:964 [ref. 26053], Allen et al. 2006:1426 [ref. 29090], Ogihara et al. 2010:43 [ref. 31554], Golani & Fricke 2018:131 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:240 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Bolbometopon Smith 1956. Labridae.