Species that contain: Thalassoma and melanochir [ 2 ] records

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.