Species that contain: Thalassoma and amblycephalum [ 6 ] records

amblycephalus, Julis (Julis) Bleeker [P.] 1856:83 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 16856] Ora Malang, southeastern Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2), whereabouts unknown. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:434 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Thalassoma amblycephalus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Allen 1995:76 [ref. 21960], Allen 2000:91 [ref. 37268]). •Valid as Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:205 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:704 [ref. 5706], Allen & Swainston 1988:120 [ref. 25477], Paulin et al. 1989:207 [ref. 24556], Winterbottom et al. 1989:56 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:336 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:287 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:165 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:194 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:302 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:336 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:201 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:433 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:745 [ref. 25471], Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:629 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:989 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:369 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:17 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:114 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:269 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3461 [ref. 26277], Nakabo 2002:989 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:51 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S115 [ref. 27377], Bernardi et al. 2004:371 [ref. 27454], Myers & Donaldson 2003:636 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3326 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:353 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:438 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:446 [ref. 28379], Randall & Bartsch 2004:124 [ref. 28671], Allen et al. 2006:1413 [ref. 29095], Fricke et al. 2009:89 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:174 [ref. 31256], Kuiter 2010:198 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:720 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:267 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:138 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167], Koeda et al. 2016:78 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:293 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:19 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:238 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:90 [ref. 36871], Rajan et al. 2021:9 [ref. 39508], Dewa et al. 2022:24 [ref. 40001], Fujiwara et al. 2022:91 [ref. 39094], Ji & Kim 2022:226 [ref. 39899], Randall & Victor 2022:256 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrgues) east to Line Islands (Kiribati), Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to southern Korea, Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia), northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

marnae, Thalassoma Schultz [L. P.] 1943:203, Fig. 17 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Reef of Hull Island, Phoenix Islands. Holotype: USNM 115563. Paratypes: MCZ 37278 [ex USNM 115568] (6); USNM 115564-67 (3, 7, 26, 1), 115569-70 (2, 37). •Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

melanochir, Julis (Julis) Bleeker [P.] 1857:77 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: ?BMNH 1862.2.28.71 (1). •Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856) -- (Randall 1986:704 [ref. 5706], Randall et al. 1990:336 [ref. 15987], Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Mundy 2005:446 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2018:293 [ref. 35805], Randall & Victor 2022:256 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

melanochir, Thalassoma Fowler [H. W.] 1904:537, Pl. 20 (middle fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 27724. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:117 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3461 [ref. 26277]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

steindachneri, Thalassoma Jordan [D. S.] 1890:654 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 15 (for 1887) (art. 7); ref. 2392] Acapulco, Mexico. •Synonym of Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill 1862) -- (Randall 1995:670 [ref. 21650], Parenti & Randall 2000:45 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856) -- (authors). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill 1862). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

trifasciatus, Pseudojulis Weber [M.] 1913:380, Fig. 76 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Eastern Indian Achipelago: Karkaralong Islands, Nusa Laut, Tiur; Siboga stations 129, 234, and 248. Syntypes: (4) ZMA 112465-67 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:92 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Habitat: marine.