Species that contain: Choerodon and oligacanthus [ 2 ] records

oligacanthus, Crenilabrus Bleeker [P.] 1851:489 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Rio [Rhio or Riouw], Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) RMNH 6532 (4 of 9). •Valid as Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Mohsin & Ambak 1996:479 [ref. 27969], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:112 [ref. 25868], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Kuiter 2010:60 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:647 [ref. 31980], Nakae in Kimura et al. 2015:73 [ref. 34319], Motomura et al. 2017:182 [ref. 35490], Gomon 2017:9, 30 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

palawanensis, Choerops Seale [A.] 1910:523 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 5501 (apparently destroyed). •Synonym of Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:30 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae. Habitat: marine.