Species that contain: Thalassoma and hebraicum [ 4 ] records

blochii, Julis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:422 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Indian Ocean [in error], correct is Atlantic. Lectotype: ZMB 2579 (larger specimen). Paralectotypes: ZMB 2579 (1, smaller specimen). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:76 [ref. 19171], Paepke 1999:89-90 [ref. 24282]. Based on Labrus lunaris of Bloch 1791: Pl. 281. Lectotype selected by Randall and Bartsch 2004:125 [ref. 28671]. •Synonym of Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède 1801) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:45 [ref. 24943], Randall & Victor 2022:258 [ref. 39916]). •Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Randall 2003:1 [ref. 26963], Randall & Bartsch 2004:123 [ref. 28671], Parenti & Randall 2011:39 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: freshwater.

cingulata, Julis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:711, Pl. 15 (fig. 3) [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: MNHN A-9178. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:50-51 [ref. 19171]. As Julis cingulatum in Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:418 [ref. 1007]. •Synonym of Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède 1801) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:45 [ref. 24943], Randall & Victor 2022:258 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

genivittatus, Julis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:416 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: Mauritius: MNHN A-8310 (1, mounted), A-8311 (2, dry), A-9168 (2), A-9169 (2), B-2156 (5, dry), B-2157 (3, dry), B-2158 (3, dry), B-2160 (3, dry), B-2161 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:56-58 [ref. 19171]. Based on a manuscript description by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, french explorer and naturalist), and on several MNHN specimens. •Synonym of Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède 1801) -- (Dor 1984:208 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Randall 1986:704 [ref. 5706], Allen 1995:76 [ref. 21960], Fricke 1999:434 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:45 [ref. 24943], Bernardi et al. 2004:371 [ref. 27454], Heemstra et al. 2004:3326 [ref. 27945], Heemstra 2004:3338 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:89 [ref. 30213], Kuiter 2010:197 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2013:267 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:293 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:19 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:170 [ref. 40104], Durville et al. 2021:314 [ref. 38802], Randall & Victor 2022:257 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: marine.

hebraicus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:454, 526, Pl. 29 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2153 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:84-85 [ref. 19171]. Originally hebraïcus. Based on description and illustration in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). •Valid as Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède 1801) -- (Dor 1984:208 [ref. 29757], Randall 1986:704 [ref. 5706], Winterbottom et al. 1989:56 [ref. 13251], Goren & Dor 1994:55 [ref. 25356], Allen 1995:76 [ref. 21960], Anderson et al. 1998:26 [ref. 23611], Fricke 1999:436 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:45 [ref. 24943], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S115 [ref. 27377], Bernardi et al. 2004:371 [ref. 27454], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:353 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:89 [ref. 30213], Kuiter 2010:205 [ref. 35285], Fricke et al. 2013:267 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:293 [ref. 35805], Zajonz et al. 2019:91 [ref. 36871], Randall & Victor 2022:258 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory); Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: marine.