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Species in the genus Polylepion: [ 3 ] records

cruentum, Polylepion Gomon [M. F.] 1977:624, Figs. 1, 2 left, 3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 89 (no. 54); ref. 1831] Eastern Pacific off Quepos, Costa Rica, depth 190 meters. Holotype: USNM 215465. Paratypes: CAS 36000 (2), SIO 68-4 (1), UCR 353-2 (1), UF 232923 [ex UMML 32923] (3), USNM 215466 (10, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:382 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Polylepion cruentum Gomon 1977 -- (Bussing 1987:96 [ref. 21800], Bussing & López S. 1994:116 [ref. 23101], Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995:1219 [ref. 22830], Gomon 1997:822 [ref. 23083], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:201 [ref. 24545], Parenti & Randall 2000:35 [ref. 24943], Thomson et al. 2000:173 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:156 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:137 [ref. 37547], Kuiter 2010:48 [ref. 35285], Page et al. 2013:160 [ref. 32708], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:S8 [ref. 36248], Britzke et al. 2021:3 [ref. 38675], Love et al. 2021:177 [ref. 39279], Baldwin et al. 2023:186 [ref. 40152]). Current status: Valid as Polylepion cruentum Gomon 1977. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

gilmorei, Polylepion Baldwin [C. C.], Arcila [D.], Robertson [D. R.] & Tornabene [L.] 2023:183, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 111 (no. 2); ref. 40152] French Bay, San Salvador, Bahamas Islands, 23°57.47'N, 74°30.20'W, depth 367 meters. Holotype: USNM 445945. Paratypes: SIO, UF, USNM, UW. •Valid as Polylepion gilmorei Baldwin, Arcila, Robertson & Tornabene 2023. Current status: Valid as Polylepion gilmorei Baldwin, Arcila, Robertson & Tornabene 2023. Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica and Roatan. Habitat: marine.

russelli, Bodianus Gomon [M. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1975:444 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 25 (no. 3); ref. 7423] Off Moku Manu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: BPBM 16593. Paratypes: CAS 20939 (1), FAKU 62265 [ex SMBL 73378] (1), USNM 212175 (1). •Valid as Polylepion russelli (Gomon & Randall 1975) -- (Gomon & Randall 1978:45 [ref. 5481], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Gomon 1997:822 [ref. 23083], Parenti & Randall 2000:35 [ref. 24943], Nakabo 2000:972 [ref. 25182], Randall et al. 2002:159 [ref. 26192], Nakabo 2002:972 [ref. 26193], Randall 2007:323 [ref. 30952], Kuiter 2010:48 [ref. 35285], Baldwin et al. 2023:186 [ref. 40152]). Current status: Valid as Polylepion russelli (Gomon & Randall 1975). Labridae. Distribution: Western and Central Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Mariana Islands, Johnston Atoll, Hawaiian Islands, French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.