Species that contain: Platyglossus and scapularis [ 2 ] records

alternans, Platyglossus Cartier [O.] 1874:104 [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cebu and Panglao, Philippines. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:24 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

pagenstecheri, Platyglossus (Guentheria) Kossmann [R.] & Räuber [H.] 1877:407, Pl. 3 (fig. 5) [Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg. v. 1; ref. 18432] Red Sea. Syntypes: (2). Also appeared in Kossmann & Räuber 1877:25, Pisces Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [ref. 14246]. •Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832) -- (Dor 1984:203 [ref. 29757] as pagenstacheri, Parenti & Randall 2000:24 [ref. 24943], Golani & Fricke 2018:125 [ref. 36273], Randall & Victor 2022:208 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832). Labridae. Habitat: marine.