Species that contain: Choerops and azurio [ 3 ] records

albofasciatus, Choerodon Gomon [M. F.] 2017:64, Fig. 33 [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): BSKU 7593. New name for Choerodonoides japonicus Kamohara 1958. However, Labrus japonicus Valenciennes is permanently invalid (has been replaced by Choerops azurio Jordan & Snyder, 1901), and Labrus japonicus Houttuyn has been regarded as a nomen dubium in the genus Pseudolabrus (Mabuchi & Nakabo, 1997), so no new name needed. •Unneeded replacement name -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara 1958). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

azurio, Choerops Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:747 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1235); ref. 2504] Replacement name for "Labrus japonicus Schlegel," [which is actually the species Labrus japonicus Valenciennes 1839], preoccupied by Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. •Valid as Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Lee & Kim 1996:35 [ref. 25726], Chen et al. 1997:132 [ref. 26476], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:970 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:204 [ref. 25480], Nakabo 2002:970 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:368, 635 [ref. 26218], Kuiter 2010:55 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:645 [ref. 31980], Gomon 2017:8, 41 [ref. 35547], Fukui in Kimura et al. 2018:229 [ref. 36460], Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:85 [ref. 37637]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam east to Philippines, north to Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Labrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:99 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Japan. Holotype: ZMB. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:96 [ref. 19171]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782, replaced by Choerops azurio Jordan & Snyder 1901. •Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:41 [ref. 35547]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae. Distribution: Taiwan and Japan. Habitat: marine.