Species that contain: Thalassoma and obscura [ 1 ] records

obscura, Julis Günther [A.] 1880:61, Pl. 26 (figs. A-B) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.26-28 (3), NMI block reg. no. 114.1899 (1). Type catalog: Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:97 [ref. 20752]. •Synonym of Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:44 [ref. 24943], Mundy 2005:447 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:343 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Labridae. Habitat: marine.