Species that contain: Xyrichtys and novacula [ 35 ] records

aneitensis, Novacula Günther [A.] 1862:176 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu, southwestern Pacific. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.7.18.18 (1), 1861.5.31.62 (1). •Valid as Xyrichtys aneitensis (Günther 1862) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Shen & Yeh 1987:64 [ref. 6419], Randall et al. 1990:340 [ref. 15987], Francis & Randall 1993:122 [ref. 20996], Francis 1993:165 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:196 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:310 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:340 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:195 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:91 [ref. 37268] as Xyrichthys a., Randall & Cornish 2000:21 [ref. 24435], Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:630 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1011 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:371 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:114 [ref. 25868], Westneat 2001:3403 [ref. 26277], Nakabo 2002:1011 [ref. 26193], Kuiter 2010:379 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius aneitensis (Günther 1862) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:391, 392 [ref. 26445] misspelled anietensis on p. 391, Randall et al. 2002:93 [ref. 26622], Allen & Adrim 2003:49 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:635 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:418 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:439 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1396 [ref. 29095], Randall 2007:12 [ref. 29193], Randall 2007:349 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:168 [ref. 31256], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Allen & Erdmann 2012:689 [ref. 31980], Randall & Victor 2022:217 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius aneitensis (Günther 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Tanzania), Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

argentimaculata, Xyrichthys Steindachner [F.] 1861:134 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 11; ref. 18747] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Syntypes: NMW 28509-10 (2). Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Randall 1986:706 [ref. 5706], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

binghami, Xyrichthys Mowbray [L. L.] 1925:1, Fig. [Marine Life, Occasional Paper v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 15803] Double-headed Shot Cat, Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas, depth 3 fathoms. Holotype: YPM 13. Paratypes: YPM 265 (5), 266 (2), 392 (1, mounted), 394 (1). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:14 [ref. 16741]. Description also published in Breder 1925:64-65, Fig. 28 [ref. 635]. Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

carneoflava, Novacula (Xirichthys) Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1877:843 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876; ref. 3454] Dana Island [? Fiji]. Holotype: ZMB 9502. •Synonym of Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes 1840 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:396 [ref. 26445]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

celebica, Novacula Bleeker [P.] 1856:61 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3). •Valid as Xyrichtys celebicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Myers 1999:195 [ref. 23965], Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3403 [ref. 26277], Kuiter 2010:382 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius celebicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:395 [ref. 26445], Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:635 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:419 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:440 [ref. 28379], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:343 [ref. 28867], Randall 2007:351 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:168 [ref. 31256], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Allen & Erdmann 2012:690 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:77 [ref. 35333]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius celebicus (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Western and Central Pacific: Indonesia east to Hawaiian Islands and Cook Islands, south to Middleton Reef, Chesterfield Islands and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

copei, Hemipteronotus Fowler [H. W.] 1900:508, Pl. 20 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 52; ref. 14727] Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands [locality questionable, likely from tropical Atlantic]. Holotype: ANSP 521. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:117 [ref. 13621], with comments on type locality. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Mundy 2005:450 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

coryphaenoides, Novacula Schinz [H. R.] 1822:430 [Das Thierreich v. 2; ref. 3926] Middle Sea. Unneeded replacement name for and objective synonym of Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus 1758 (see Daget 1968:1058 [ref. 26392]). •Objective synonym of Hemipteronotus novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Daget 1968:1058 [ref. 26392]). •Objective synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

coryphena, Novacula Risso [A.] 1827:334 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Mediterranean Sea. Substitute name for Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:443 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

cultratus, Xyrichthys Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:37, Pl. 391 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Martigues; Montpellier, France; [Ivica] Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Mediterranean Sea; Seide. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-664 (2) Messina, 0000-6503 (1) Madeira, A-9090 (2) Naples, A-9091 (1) Athens. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:112-113 [ref. 19171]. Based on Coryphaena novacula Linnaeus 1758 and specimens. Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:443 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

granulatus, Amorphocephalus Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:238, Fig. 36 [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:443 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Parenti 2019:7 [ref. 36934]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

immaculata, Novacula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:75 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5775. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:104 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes 1840 -- (Fricke 1999:448 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:396 [ref. 26445], Randall & Victor 2022:219 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

jacksonensis, Novacula Ramsay [E. P.] 1881:198 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 18590] Manly Beach, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS A.9956. •Valid as Xyrichtys jacksonensis (Ramsay 1881) -- (Kuiter 1993:294 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:165 [ref. 25479], Johnson 1999:745 [ref. 25471] as jacksoniensis, Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Kuiter 2010:376 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius jacksonensis (Ramsay 1881) -- (Randall et al. 2002:93 [ref. 26622], Allen et al. 2006:1396 [ref. 29095], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Fukui 2018:259 [ref. 36340], Sorgon et al. 2023:518 [ref. 40451]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius jacksonensis (Ramsay 1881). Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia (Fraser Bay, Queensland to Cape Banks Bay, New South Wales). Habitat: marine.

javanica, Novacula Bleeker [P.] 1862:305 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 13; ref. 16995] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 2342. •Valid as Xyrichtys javanicus (Bleeker 1862) -- (Dor 1984:210 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:56 [ref. 25356], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Iniistius javanicus (Bleeker 1862) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830]). •Probably invalid, locality may be incorrect -- (Randall et al. 2008:157 [ref. 29753], Kuiter 2010:369 [ref. 35285]). •Status doubtful -- (Parenti & Randall 2011:37 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Uncertain as Iniistius javanicus (Bleeker 1862). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

jessiae, Xyrichthys Jordan [D. S.] 1888:698 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 10 (no. 675); ref. 10477] Off Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.A. (stomach content). Holotype (unique): USNM 39420 (poor condition). Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

lineata, Coryphaena Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1195 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:443 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Xyrichthys Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:50 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Martinique Island, West Indies. Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes 1840 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (authors). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes 1840. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

lineolata, Coryphaena Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:33 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:30 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:443 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

melanopus, Novacula Bleeker [P.] 1857:82 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6624 (2 of 3). •Valid as Hemipteronotus melanopus (Bleeker 1857) -- (Dor & Fraser-Brunner 1977:135 [ref. 21144]). •Valid as Xyrichtys melanopus (Bleeker 1857) -- (Dor 1984:210 [ref. 29757], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Shen & Yeh 1987:66 [ref. 6419], Goren & Dor 1994:56 [ref. 25356], Myers 1999:195 [ref. 23965], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:630 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1012 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1012 [ref. 26193], Kuiter 2010:381 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker 1857) -- (Randall et al. 2002:93 [ref. 26622], Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:635 [ref. 27495], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Allen & Erdmann 2012:691 [ref. 31980], Golani & Fricke 2018:126 [ref. 36273], Sorgon et al. 2023:518 [ref. 40451]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker 1857). Labridae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Mariana Islands, north to the Philippines, Ryukyu Islands and Japan. Habitat: marine.

nigra, Novacula (Iniistius) Steindachner [F.] 1900:176 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 37 (no. 16) (for 21 June 1900); ref. 20498] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): UMB 160 [RK UMB 4635]. Type catalog: Wahlert 1955:325 [ref. 21527]. Species later illustrated and described in detail in Steindachner 1900:505 Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [ref. 14892]; on p. 23 of separate. •Valid as Xyrichtys niger (Steindachner 1900) -- (Dor 1984:211 [ref. 29757], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:212 [ref. 6441], Goren & Dor 1994:56 [ref. 25356], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Nakabo 2000:1011 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1011 [ref. 26193]). •Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:396 [ref. 26445], Randall 2005:419 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:440 [ref. 28379], Mundy 2005:441 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:352 [ref. 30952], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Golani & Fricke 2018:126 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

novacula, Coryphaena Linnaeus [C.] 1758:262 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Opinion 1799 suppresses Hemipteronotus so the correct combination is Xyrichtys novacula. •Valid as Hemipteronotus novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:206 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:156 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:347 [ref. 23827], Westneat 2003:1719 [ref. 27105], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:525 [ref. 28815], Fricke et al. 2007:95 [ref. 29533], Wirtz et al. 2007:15, 37 [ref. 30263], Parenti & Randall 2011:37 [ref. 31299], Page et al. 2013:161 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) [sometimes with genus as Xyrichthys] -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:442 [ref. 7204], Quignard & Pras in Whitehead et al. 1986:941 [ref. 13676], Randall 1986:706 [ref. 5706], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:880 [ref. 19219], Cervigón 1993:423 [ref. 24474], Andreata & Séret 1996:587 [ref. 16204], Porteiro et al. 1996:33 [ref. 23330], Santos et al. 1997:97 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:96 [ref. 24952], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:296 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:77 [ref. 25466], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:164 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1646 [ref. 25634], Rocha & Rosa 2001:991 [ref. 25909] in Xirichthys, Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:116 [ref. 26753] in Xyrichthys, Moura et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:93 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:156 [ref. 27807], Golani 2005:51 [ref. 37112] as Xyrichthys n., Fricke 2008:49 [ref. 30182], Kuiter 2010:369 [ref. 35285], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:56 [ref. 36649] as Xyrichthys n., Wirtz et al. 2013:130 [ref. 32972], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:65 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:27 [ref. 34324], Shen & Clark 2016:33 [ref. 34165], Westneat in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2758 [ref. 34618], Artüz & Fricke 2019:558 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:287 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:99 [ref. 36864], Nirchio et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 36497], Reiner 2019:244 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:76 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:39 [ref. 37519], Robertson et al. 2020:157 [ref. 38098], Golani 2021:68 [ref. 38303] as Xyrichthys novacula, Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:468 [ref. 38945], Kovačić et al. 2021:71 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:290 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:211 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (U.S.A.) south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: Spain south to Gabon, including Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain), Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

psittacus, Coryphaena Linnaeus [C.] (ex Garden) 1766:448 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Holotype (unique): Linn. Soc. Lond. 142 (right half-skin). Type catalog: Goode & Bean 1885:195 [ref. 1841], Wheeler 1985:65 [ref. 20705]. Based on 'Parrotfish' in manuscript description and specimen sent by A. Garden [South Carolina]. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:442 [ref. 7204], Randall 1986:706 [ref. 5706], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:880 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Xyrichtys psittacus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Kuiter 2010:370 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

punctulata, Novacula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:73 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mumbai, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-3448 (2, poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:104 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Xyrichtys bimaculatus Rüppell 1829 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell 1829) -- (Randall & Victor 2022:217 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell 1829). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

rosipes, Xyrichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1884:27 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 7 (no. 402); ref. 12325] Key West, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 34968 (2, "typical specimens"). Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

rufa, Novacula Day [F.] 1873:238 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 4 Mar. 1873); ref. 18824] Madras, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI 1592. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. •Synonym of Xyrichtys cyanifrons Valenciennes 1840 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes 1840). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

sanctaehelenae, Novacula Günther [A.] 1868:228 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 2) (art. 4) (for 26 Mar. 1868); ref. 1991] Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.10.8.19. Paralectotype: BMNH 1867.12.26.5. Originally as sanctae helenae. Lectotype selected by Randall 1965:500 [ref. 29219]. •Valid as Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Günther 1868) -- (Edwards & Glass 1987:656 [ref. 9166], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:882 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943], Wirtz et al. 2007:15, 37 [ref. 30263], Kuiter 2010:371 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:37 [ref. 31299], Wirtz et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33516], Westneat in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2743 [ref. 34618], Brown et al. 2019:175 [ref. 36444], Reiner 2019:245 [ref. 38139]). Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae (Günther 1868). Labridae. Distribution: Southern-central Atlantic: Saint Helena Island, Ascension Island; eastern Atlantic: São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

sexmaculata, Novacula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:72 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mumbai, India. Holotype: MNHN A-9085. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:104 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Xyrichtys pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Randall & Victor 2022:220 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

spilonotus, Novacula Bleeker [P.] 1857:83 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) ?BMNH 1862.2.28.61 (1), RMNH 6624 (2). •Synonym of Hemipteronotus melanopus (Bleeker 1857) -- (Dor & Fraser-Brunner 1977:135 [ref. 21144]). •Synonym of Novacula malanopus Bleeker 1857 -- (Shen & Yeh 1987:66 [ref. 6419]). •Synonym of Xyrichtys melanopus (Bleeker 1857) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Xyrichtys spilonotus (Bleeker 1857) -- (Kuiter 2010:381 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius spilonotus (Bleeker 1857) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius spilonotus (Bleeker 1857). Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia and Moluccas to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

stockumii, Novacula Reuvens [C. L.] 1895:131 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos. 3-4) (art. 8); ref. 20445] Makasar Strait, Balabalangan Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: RMNH. •Questionably a synonym of Xyrichtys twistii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943]). •Questionably a synonym of Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856). Current status: Uncertain as Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

temporalis, Novacula Regan [C. T.] 1905:392, Pl. 6 (fig. 3) [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 13; ref. 15384] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MHNG 678.02. Type catalog: Mahnert 1976:474 [ref. 21535], Weber 1998:13 [ref. 32707]. •Synonym of Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes 1840 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:396 [ref. 26445], Randall & Victor 2022:219 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

tessellata, Novacula Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:74 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1870. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:105 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes 1840 -- (Fricke 1999:448 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:396 [ref. 26445], Randall & Victor 2022:219 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

tetrazona, Novacula Bleeker [P.] 1858:169 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 16982] Boleling, Bali, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6618 (2). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1862.2.28.87 (1). •Synonym of Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes 1840 -- (Dor 1984:211 [ref. 29757], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:378 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius tetrazona (Bleeker 1858) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830]). •Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Randall & Earle 2002:396 [ref. 26445], Mundy 2005:440 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:352 [ref. 30952], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Synonym of Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes 1840). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

twistii, Novacula Bleeker [P.] 1856:381 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 10; ref. 16853] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.2.28.62 (1), 1862.2.28.63 (1). •Valid as Xyrichtys twistii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:211 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:72 [ref. 13818], Shen & Yeh 1987:66 [ref. 6419], Parenti & Randall 2000:50 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:630 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1012 [ref. 25182], Westneat 2001:3403 [ref. 26277], Nakabo 2002:1012 [ref. 26193], Kuiter 2010:382 [ref. 35285]). •Valid as Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856) -- (Randall et al. 2002:93 [ref. 26622], Allen & Adrim 2003:50 [ref. 26830], Motomura et al. 2010:168 [ref. 31256], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299], Allen & Erdmann 2012:693 [ref. 31980], Akhilesh et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32173]). Current status: Valid as Iniistius twistii (Bleeker 1856). Labridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India to Andaman Islands, Indonesia and north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

uniocellatus, Xyrichthys Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:97, Pl. 55 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Brazil. Lectotype: MNHN A-7611. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-7611 (smaller spec.) Type information: Bauchot 1963:112 [ref. 19171] as 2 syntypes. Lectotype designated in Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219]. Also appeared as Spix in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:48 [ref. 4882]. Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

vermiculatus, Xyrichthys Poey [F.] 1860:215 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. Holotype: USNM 4758. Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

vitta, Xyrichthys Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:51 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] No locality. Holotype: MNHN A-7610. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:111 [ref. 19171], Bauchot & Daget 1996:244 [ref. 22899]. Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:443 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:881 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943]). Current status: Synonym of Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758). Labridae. Habitat: marine.