Species that contain: Gomphosus and caeruleus [ 7 ] records

caeruleus, Gomphosus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:100, 101, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] No locality stated (is Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean). Syntypes: MNHN B-2134 (2, dry), B-2135 (1, dry), B-8237 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:42 [ref. 19171]. Based on 'Elops, totus intense caeruleus; rostro subulato, capite et operculis branchiostegis, alepidotis' in description and illustration in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:108, 109 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801 -- (Dor 1984:201 [ref. 29757] as coeruleus, Randall 1986:693 [ref. 5706], Winterbottom et al. 1989:53 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:316 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:54 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:277 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1999:411 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943], Allen & Adrim 2003:49 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377] as a subspecies, Bernardi et al. 2004:371 [ref. 27454] as caerulaeus, Heemstra et al. 2004:3325 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:343 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:410 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:337 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:85 [ref. 30213], Satapoomin 2009:221 [ref. 30463], Kuiter 2010:210 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:666 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:282 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:19 [ref. 36883], Zajonz et al. 2019:89 [ref. 36871], Randall & Victor 2022:198 [ref. 39916] with subspecies, Noushad K. et al. 2024:45 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yenen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Andaman Sea and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Gomphosus Bennett [J. W.] 1828:unnum. p., Pl. 3 [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] Southern coast of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. No types known. •Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801 -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 1994:43 [ref. 21456] as caerulius, Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

klunzingeri, Gomphosus caeruleus Klausewitz [W.] 1962:12, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 1); ref. 5951] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Holotype: SMF 1520. Paratypes: SMF 1142 (1), 5029 (1). •Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801, but a valid subspecies klunzingeri as described -- (Dor 1984:201 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:54 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:277 [ref. 22896], DiBattista et al. 2015:21 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Parenti & Randall 2018:23 [ref. 35964], Randall & Victor 2022:199 [ref. 39916]). •Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Gomphosus klunzingeri Klausewitz 1962 -- (Kuiter 2010:210 [ref. 35285], Golani & Fricke 2018:124 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Gomphosus klunzingeri Klausewitz 1962. Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Acarauna Sevastianoff [A.] 1802:359 [Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 13 (for 1796); ref. 4011] Brazil [probably erroneous]. whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

melanotus, Gomphosus Bleeker [P.] 1855:457 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 16841] Kokos-eilanden [Cocos-Keeling Islands, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6638. Based on literature and 1 specimen. •Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801 -- (Dor 1984:202 [ref. 29757], Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

ornatus, Gomphosus Anonymous [Bennett [E. T.]] 1830:690 [Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; ref. 259] Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype: ?BMNH 1855.12.26.467. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

viridis, Gomphosus Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 30 [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka. No types known. Apparently described independently of Gomphosus viridus Cuvier 1829; therefore it cannot be used (objectively invalid), preoccupied by Gomphosus viridis Cuvier 1829 -- (Eschmeyer & Pethiyagoda 1996:143 [ref. 22472]). •Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801 -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 1994:43 [ref. 21456], Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.