Species that contain: Bodianus and ruber [ 2 ] records

peloritanus, Bodianus Cocco [A.] 1829:142 [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77); ref. 857] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Tortonese 1973:357 [ref. 7192], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:782 [ref. 13676], Anderson et al. 2015:41 [ref. 33996]). Current status: Synonym of Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque 1810). Callanthiidae. Habitat: marine.

ruber, Bodianus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:330 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Brazilian Lakes. No types known. Based on Bodianus aya Bloch. •Regarded as unidentifiable, perhaps a sciaenid -- (see Rivas 1966:119-120 [ref. 23910]) but that is probably incorrect. •See Mesoprion purpureus Cuvier (also Poey). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.