pelicieri, Halichoeres Randall [J. E.] & Smith [M. M.] 1982:(3) 12, Pls. 5 (figs. C-D), 6 (figs. A-B) [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 45; ref. 9112] Cannonier's Point, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 20 meters. Holotype: BPBM 17349. Paratypes: BMNH 1980.5.20.3 (1); BPBM 22908 (1), 22917 (1), 24765 (2); CAS [ex BPBM 21627]; SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 457 (1); USNM 222296 (1). •Valid as Halichoeres pelicieri Randall & Smith 1982 -- (Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:xii [ref. 21953], Fricke 1999:417 [ref. 24106], Kuiter 2010:254 [ref. 35285], Wickel et al. 2016:33 [ref. 34380], Victor 2016:16 [ref. 34530], Randall & Victor 2022:207 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres pelicieri Randall & Smith 1982. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) endemic. Habitat: marine.