Species that contain: Halichoeres and bivittatus [ 7 ] records

arangoi, Choerojulis Poey [F.] 1876:151 [109], Pl. 7 [4] (fig. 1) [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Havana, Cuba. No types known. On p. 109 of separate. •Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

bivittatus, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:133, Pl. 284 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Indian Ocean [should be western Atlantic]. Syntypes: ZMB 2564 (2). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:88 [ref. 24282]. On p. 107 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 8 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Iridio bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Kuiter 2010:215 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:203 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:155 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:347 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1993:409 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:52 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:292 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:991 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:116 [ref. 26784], Westneat 2003:1710 [ref. 27105], Moura et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:514 [ref. 28815], Barber & Bellwood 2005:249 [ref. 35318], Luiz et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30311], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265], Rocha et al. 2010:26 [ref. 30767], Page et al. 2013:160 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:63 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Wainwright et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35725], Robertson et al. 2020:157 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38844], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:460 [ref. 38945], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:71 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:211 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:174 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

florealis, Platyglossus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:287 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Laguna Grande, near Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 30839 (2, ? now 1). •Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

grandisquamis, Choerojulis Gill [T. N.] 1863:206 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 17581] Beaufort, North Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 4318. •Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

humeralis, Julis Poey [F.] 1860:212 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Holotype: MCZ 14200 (largest of three). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:209 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

multicostatus, Labrus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:81 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Carolinas, U.S.A. Holotype: BMNH 1853.11.12.38 (skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:228 [ref. 13434]. •Synonym of Platyglossus bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Wheeler 1958:228 [ref. 13434]). •Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

psittaculus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:452, 522, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] America [Martinique Island, West Indies]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:94 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.