Species that contain: Halichoeres and decoratus [ 1 ] records

decoratus, Iridio Bean [T. H.] 1906:29 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 15640] Nonsuch Island, Bermuda. Lectotype: FMNH 5128. Paralectotypes: FMNH 59539 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:49 [ref. 12367]. Lectotype selected by Grey 1947:160 [ref. 12302]. •Synonym of Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:293 [ref. 25013], Parenti & Randall 2000:20 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.