Species that contain: Choerodon and zamboangae [ 3 ] records

melanostigma, Choerodon Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:199, Pl. 16 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Jolo market, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89967. Paratypes: USNM 93527 (2). •Valid as Choerodon melanostigma Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277]). •Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:649 [ref. 31980], Gomon 2017:52 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

pescadoresis, Choerodon Yu [M.-J.] 1968:10, Fig. 4 [Biological Bulletin Department of Biology College of Science Tunghai University Ichthyol. Ser. No. 4; ref. 19775] Pescadores Island, Taiwan. Holotype: THUP 00956 (now at NMMBP). Paratypes: THUP (now at NMMBP) 02096 (1), 02492 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943] as pescadorensis, Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]). •Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907) -- (Gomon 2017:52 [ref. 35547], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

zamboangae, Choerops Seale [A.] & Bean [B. A.] 1907:236, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (no. 1568); ref. 4002] Zamboanga, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 57846. Paratypes: USNM 61154 (1). •Valid as Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1381 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:54 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:649 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:166 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:9, 52 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia. Habitat: marine.