Species that contain: Oxyjulis and californica [ 2 ] records

californicus, Halichoeres Günther [A.] 1861:386 [5] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 1967] Monterey, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 706-707 (2, 1). On p. 5 of separate. Replacement name for Julis modestus Girard 1854. •Valid as Oxyjulis californica (Günther 1861) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:236 [ref. 9277], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:201 [ref. 24545], De la Cruz-Agüero & Cota-Gómez 1998:357 [ref. 23520], Parenti & Randall 2000:33 [ref. 24943], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:125 [ref. 25206], Allen & Groce 2001:131 [ref. 25750], Nelson et al. 2004:156 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:136 [ref. 37547], Kuiter 2010:225 [ref. 35285], Page et al. 2013:160 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:266 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:81 [ref. 37205]). •Valid as Halichoeres californicus Günther 1861 -- (Wainwright et al. 2017:40 [ref. 35725] as californica, Love et al. 2021:176 [ref. 39279]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Halichoeres californicus Günther 1861. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico); Bahia Concepcion (Gulf of California, Mexico). Habitat: marine.

modestus, Julis Girard [C. F.] 1854:151 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] Monterey and San Diego, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Julis modestus Bleeker 1847, replaced by Halichoeres californicus Günther 1861. •Synonym of Oxyjulis californica (Günther 1861) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:33 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Halichoeres californicus Günther 1861. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres californicus Günther 1861. Labridae. Habitat: marine.