Species that contain: Halichoeres and nicholsi [ 6 ] records

macgregori, Halichoeres Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:145, Pl. 23 (fig. 45) [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences v. 4; ref. 1639] Rock pool, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6804. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:85 [ref. 12291]. Original genus as Halichaeres on p. 145 and Halichoeres in caption to plate, the latter is correct. •Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Bussing 1987:96 [ref. 21800], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:494 [ref. 24023], Parenti & Randall 2000:22 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

maculosus, Julidio Clark [H. W.] 1936:390 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 29); ref. 839] Conway Bay, Indefatigable Island [Santa Cruz], Galápagos Islands. Holotype: CAS 3156. Paratypes: (orig. 17) CAS 3050-51 (1, 1), 3138-45 (8), 3239-3244 (now 4). •Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Bussing 1987:96 [ref. 21800] with question, Grove & Lavenberg 1997:494 [ref. 24023], Parenti & Randall 2000:22 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

nicholsi, Platyglossus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:231 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 221); ref. 18348] Braithwaite Bay, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 28218 (not found in 1980). •Valid as Iridio nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Kuiter 2010:219 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Bussing 1987:96 [ref. 21800], Allen & Robertson 1994:202 [ref. 22193], Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995:1215 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:198 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:492 [ref. 24023], Parenti & Randall 2000:22 [ref. 24943], Thomson et al. 2000:177 [ref. 25640], Victor et al. 2001:282 [ref. 25613], Baldwin & McCosker 2001:93 [ref. 25779], Nelson et al. 2004:155 [ref. 27807], Barber & Bellwood 2005:249 [ref. 35318], Love et al. 2005:136 [ref. 37547], Rocha et al. 2010:28 [ref. 30767], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:160 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:148 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:448 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Wainwright et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35725], Love et al. 2021:177 [ref. 39279], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

sellifer, Halichoeres Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:67 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 46938. •Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Bussing 1987:96 [ref. 21800], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:493 [ref. 24023], Parenti & Randall 2000:22 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

stictus, Halichoeres Fowler [H. W.] 1944:336, Figs. 230-231 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] James Bay, James Island [San Salvador Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype: ANSP 70256. Paratypes: ANSP 70257-59 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:118 [ref. 13621]. Heading misprinted as Halichoerest stictus on p. 336. •Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Bussing 1987:96 [ref. 21800] with question, Grove & Lavenberg 1997:494 [ref. 24023], Parenti & Randall 2000:22 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

stigmasepia, Halichoeres Fowler [H. W.] 1944:336, Fig. 228 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Post Office Bay, Santa María Island [Charles Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype: ANSP 70253 [not 70053]. Paratypes: ANSP 70254-55 [not 70054-55] (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:118 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Bussing 1987:96 [ref. 21800] with question, Grove & Lavenberg 1997:494 [ref. 24023], Parenti & Randall 2000:22 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres nicholsi (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Labridae. Habitat: marine.