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Species related to Halichoeres caudalis: [ 1 ] record

caudalis, Julis Poey [F.] 1860:213 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. No types known. •Valid as Iridio caudalis (Poey 1860) -- (Kuiter 2010:216 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres caudalis (Poey 1860) -- (Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:399 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:203 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:155 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:347 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:411 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:51 [ref. 24221], Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2003:1721 [ref. 27105], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:515 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:160 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres caudalis (Poey 1860). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.