Species that contain: Hemipteronotus and verrens [ 2 ] records

caeruleopunctatus, Hemipteronotus Yu [M.-J.] 1968:129, Fig. 54 [Biological Bulletin Department of Biology College of Science Tunghai University Ichthyol. Ser. No. 4; ref. 19775] Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Holotype: THUP 03187 (now at NMMBP). Paratypes: THUP 03388 (more than 40) (now at NMMBP). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:50 [ref. 31432]. Originally as caeruleo-punctatus. •Synonym of Xyrichtys verrens (Jordan & Evermann 1902) -- (Shen & Yeh 1987:66 [ref. 6419], Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann 1902) -- (Ho & Shao 2011:50 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann 1902). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

verrens, Hemipteronotus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1902:354, Fig. 22 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1289); ref. 2447] Keelung [Keerun], northern Taiwan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 7134. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:85 [ref. 12291], Ho & Shao 2011:50 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Xyrichtys verrens (Jordan & Evermann 1902) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Shen & Yeh 1987:66 [ref. 6419], Chen et al. 1997:136 [ref. 26476], Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:630 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1012 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1012 [ref. 26193], Park et al. 2007:137 [ref. 36291], Kuiter 2010:377 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann 1902) -- (Randall et al. 2002:93 [ref. 26622], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Ho & Shao 2011:50 [ref. 31432], Kim et al. 2020:151 [ref. 39118]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius verrens (Jordan & Evermann 1902). Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China and Taiwan north to Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.