Symphodus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:41 Masc. Symphodus fulvescens Rafinesque 1810. Type by monotypy or subsequent designation. Whitley 1935:138 [ref. 6396] determined that the type was designated first by Lesson, v. 15, 1829:728 [ref. 13391], but the type is apparently by monotypy. •Valid as Symphodus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:434 [ref. 7204], Richards & Leis 1984:544 [ref. 13668], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:931 [ref. 13676], Parenti & Randall 2000:40 [ref. 24943], Almada et al. 2002:85 [ref. 32994], Parin 2003:S18 [ref. 28536], Kuiter 2010:86 [ref. 35285], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:54 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:381 [ref. 33547], Manilo 2017:21 [ref. 36241]). Current status: Valid as Symphodus Rafinesque 1810. Labridae.