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Species in the genus Choerodon: [ 67 ] records

albigena, Choerops De Vis [C. W.] 1885:876 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: QM I.110 (1). •Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Randall et al. 1990:306 [ref. 15987], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:23 [ref. 35547] as albiqena). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

albofasciatus, Choerodon Gomon [M. F.] 2017:64, Fig. 33 [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): BSKU 7593. New name for Choerodonoides japonicus Kamohara 1958, preoccupied by Labrus japonicus Valenciennes 1839 when in genus Choerodon; although Labrus japonicus Valenciennes 1839 is a primary homonym of Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782 and thus permanently invalid, it remains available according to ICZN Art. 10.6. •Unneeded replacement name -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). •Valid as Choerodon albofasciatus Gomon 2017. Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Choerodon albofasciatus Gomon 2017. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Taiwan north to Shikoku (Japan); Lombok (Indonesia) south to Shark Bay, Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

ambiguus, Choerodon Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:100 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] Off Double Island Point, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: (13) AMS I.12535 (1). For remarks on types see Imamura & Hoese 2020:[8] [ref. 37793]. •Synonym of Choerodon venustus (De Vis 1884) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1381 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:38 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon venustus (De Vis 1884). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

anchorago, Sparus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:108, Pl. 276 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] "Received from the Holland auction" [Mediterranean in error]. Lectotype: ZMB 2476 (poor condition). Paralectotypes: ZMB (1, lost). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:92 [ref. 24282]. On p. 85 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 8 [ref. 21381]. Lectotype selected by Paepke 1999:92 [ref. 24282]. See Myers & Donaldson 2003:652 [ref. 27495]. •Valid as Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:305 [ref. 15987], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:478 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:180 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:272 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:305 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:189 [ref. 23965], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:970 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:203 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:112 [ref. 25868], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:103 [ref. 26368], Nakabo 2002:970 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:147 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:399 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:434 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1377 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:51 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:645 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:128 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:182 [ref. 35490], Gomon 2017:7, 15 [ref. 35547], Fricke et al. 2019:225 [ref. 36673], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:8 [ref. 40448], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:241 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:701 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Yap (Caroline Islands), Palau and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

arilca, Labrus Richardson [J.] 1848:131, Pl. 55 (figs. 5-7) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Bramble Island, Endeavour Straits, Queensland, Australia. Unexplained name mentioned under Lachnolaimus, vel Cossyphus cyanodus in association with figure information; not available. •In the synonymy of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:23 [ref. 35547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae.

aurulentus, Choerodon Gomon [M. F.] 2017:69, Fig. 34 [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Western South Pacific, New Zealand, Norfolk Ridge, 29°28.8'S, 168°10.6'E, depth 90 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 122933. Paratypes: NSMT. •Valid as Choerodon aurulentus Gomon 2017 -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon aurulentus Gomon 2017. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Norfolk Ridge, north-eastern Tasman Sea, South Pacific. Habitat: marine.

australis, Torresia Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:36 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:109 [ref. 19171]. Apparently the same as Torresia australis of Sauvage 1875 -- see Bauchot 1963:109 [ref. 19171].. •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:32 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

azurio, Choerops Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:747 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1235); ref. 2504] Replacement name for "Labrus japonicus Schlegel," [which is actually the species Labrus japonicus Valenciennes 1839], preoccupied by Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. •Valid as Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Lee & Kim 1996:35 [ref. 25726], Chen et al. 1997:132 [ref. 26476], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:970 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:204 [ref. 25480], Nakabo 2002:970 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:368, 635 [ref. 26218], Kuiter 2010:55 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:645 [ref. 31980], Gomon 2017:8, 41 [ref. 35547], Fukui in Kimura et al. 2018:229 [ref. 36460], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:1010 [ref. 42393], Kim et al. 2020:149 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:85 [ref. 37637], Allen & Erdmann 2024:701 [ref. 40796], Kai & Gosho 2025:87 [ref. 42505]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam east to Philippines and Taiwan, north to Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

balerensis, Choerodon Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1950:149 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 78 (no. 2) (for June 1949); ref. 11040] Baler, Quezon (Tayabas) Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 202508 [ex UW 7990]. Type catalog: Meldrim & Wadley 1968:873 [ref. 31181]. •Synonym of Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:56 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

brenchleyi, Choerops Günther [A.] 1872:424 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60); ref. 18195] Misool [Misol] Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia; Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1870.8.31.27 (1), 1870.8.31.36 (1), 1870.8.31.85 (1). Also appeared in Günther 1873:416, Pl. 34 [ref. 18196]. •Synonym of Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker 1868) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:87 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker 1868). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

cauteroma, Choerodon Gomon [M. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 1987:25 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17668] Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.25508-042. Paratypes: AMS I.26373-001 (2); BPBM 30944 (1); CSIRO H 659-01 (1); NMV A3819 (4); WAM P.24259-001 (1), P.25095-038 (6), P.25372-001 (3); USNM 280629 (2). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:32 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:35 [ref. 30117].. •Valid as Choerodon cauteroma Gomon & Allen 1987 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:268 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:57 [ref. 35285], Larson et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:9, 18 [ref. 35547], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:243 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon cauteroma Gomon & Allen 1987. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia and Arafura Sea. Habitat: marine.

cephalotes, Chaerops Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:39 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown, not at MNHN. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:22 [ref. 19171]. •Valid as Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:306 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:271 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:180 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:272 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:306 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:743 [ref. 25471], Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:268 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3419 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:53 [ref. 35285], Larson et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:9, 20 [ref. 35547], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:243 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

chlorodus, Labrus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:80 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] No locality. No types known. •Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:89 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

concolor, Choerops De Vis [C. W.] 1885:876 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Northeastern coast, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: QM I.946 (1). •Questionably a synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095]). Current status: Uncertain as Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

crassus, Chaerops Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:39 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Syntypes: (several) MNHN A-8890 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:22 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:58 [ref. 35285], Gomon 2017:23 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

cyanodus, Labrus Richardson [J.] 1843:355 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1843.6.15.46. Type locality changed on Barry Russell Email, 2 Mar. 2015. •Valid as Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:306 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:365 [ref. 23967], Kuiter 1997:272 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:306 [ref. 25919], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:268 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:58 [ref. 35285], Larson et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:8, 23 [ref. 35547], Allen & Erdmann 2024:702 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Shark Bay (Western Australia) around northern Australia to Sydney/New South Wales (Australia), and Daru (southwestern Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

cyanostolus, Cossyphus Richardson [J.] 1846:256 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China Seas. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1968.3.11.15 (dry half skin). Type information: Whitehead 1970:216 [ref. 11606]. •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:32 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

cypselurus, Choerodon Gomon [M. F.] 2017:44, Figs. 20 [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Saya de Malha Bank, 10°35'S, 61°35'E. Holotype: NSMT-P 110838. Paratypes: NSMT. •Valid as Choerodon cypselurus Gomon 2017 -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:15 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon cypselurus Gomon 2017. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Saya de Malha Bank, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

dodecacanthus, Choerops Bleeker [P.] 1868:275 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 3; ref. 17051] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6534. •Synonym of Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862) -- (Fricke 1999:405 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:49 [ref. 35547], Randall & Victor 2022:187 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Xiphochilus Günther [A.] 1867:101, Pl. 10 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 1) (art. 2) (for 24 Jan. 1867); ref. 1986] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.6.24.3-4 (2 skins in bottle). •Valid as Lienardella fasciata (Günther 1867) -- (Fowler 1957:68 [ref. 42028], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:969 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:969 [ref. 26193]). •Valid as Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867) -- (Randall et al. 1990:307 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:180 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:274 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:307 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:189 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:743 [ref. 25471], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:353 [ref. 25191], Westneat 2001:3420 [ref. 26277], Randall 2005:400 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1379 [ref. 29095], Motomura et al. 2010:162 [ref. 31256], Kuiter 2010:61 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:646 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35354], Gomon 2017:9, 56 [ref. 35547], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:1011 [ref. 42393], Wada et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38521], Allen & Erdmann 2024:702 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines to Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

frenatus, Choerodon Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:99 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] 19 miles N, 30°W from Double Island Point, Queensland, Australia, depth 33 fathoms. Syntypes: (16) AMS 12536 (1), QM I.475 (1), ZMH H.4273 (1). For remarks on types see Imamura & Hoese 2020:[8] [ref. 37793]. •Valid as Choerodon frenatus Ogilby 1910 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:1379 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:63 [ref. 35285], Miyamoto et al. 2015:83 [ref. 33938], Gomon 2017:8, 72 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon frenatus Ogilby 1910. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

gomoni, Choerodon Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2002:110, Figs. 1-2 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 26187] Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea, about 20°45'00"S, 158°35'04"E, depth 82 meters. Holotype: BPBM 33850. Paratypes: AMS I.41000.001 (1); BPBM 33840 (1); MNHN 2001-2358 (1); USNM 366799 (1); WAM P.31498-003 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:35 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Choerodon gomoni Allen & Randall 2002 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Parenti & Randall 2011:32 [ref. 31299], Allen & Erdmann 2012:646 [ref. 31980] as possibly a synonym of C. margaritiferus, Miyamoto et al. 2015:83 [ref. 33938], Gomon 2017:10, 73 [ref. 35547], Allen & Erdmann 2024:702 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon gomoni Allen & Randall 2002. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Australia, Coral Sea, New Caledonia and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

graphicus, Choerops De Vis [C. W.] 1885:878 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland coast, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.944 (dry mount). •Valid as Choerodon graphicus (De Vis 1885) -- (Randall et al. 1990:307 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:180 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:307 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:743 [ref. 25471], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:354 [ref. 25191], Westneat 2001:3421 [ref. 26277], Randall 2005:400 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1379 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:50 [ref. 35285], Gomon 2017:8, 27 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon graphicus (De Vis 1885). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Eastern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

gymnogenys, Xiphochilus Günther [A.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:85, Pl. 12 (fig. 4) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.11.15.28 (right half skin), 1866.1.19.17-18 (2). Perhaps based only on one specimen. •Valid as Peaolopesia gymnogenys (Günther 1867) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:525, 696 [ref. 8056], Nakabo 2000:969 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:969 [ref. 26193], Shinohara et al. 2005:436 [ref. 28370]). •Synonym of Choerodon matthaei [or matthoei] (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Fricke 1999:405 [ref. 24106] as matthaei). •Valid as Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther 1867) -- (Randall 1986:690 [ref. 5706], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Allen & Randall 2002:113 [ref. 26187], Kuiter 2010:62 [ref. 35285], Gomon 2017:10, 76 [ref. 35547], Fricke et al. 2018:280 [ref. 35805], Eagderi et al. 2019:72 [ref. 37020], Randall & Victor 2022:186 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther 1867). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Persian Gulf to Seychelles Bank, Madagascar and Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos); Taiwan to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

hodgkinsonii, Choerops Saville-Kent [W.] 1893:296, 370, Color Pl. 15 (fig. 2) [The Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its products and potentialities; ref. 13269] Port Denison, Queensland, Australia. No types known. Spelled hodgkinsonii on p. 296 and in plate caption (p. 366) but as hodgkinsoni on p. 370. •Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:20 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Choerodonoides Kamohara [T.] 1958:2, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 2555] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): BSKU 7593. Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:4 [ref. 19282]. Preoccupied by Labrus japonicus Valenciennes 1839 when in genus Choerodon; although Labrus japonicus Valenciennes 1839 is a primary homonym of Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782 and thus permanently invalid, it remains available according to ICZN Art. 10.6. •Synonym of Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther 1867) -- (Parenti & Randall 2011:39 [ref. 31299]). •Valid as Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara 1958) -- (Kuiter 2010:63 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). •Synonym of Choerodon albofasciatus Gomon 2017 -- (Gomon 2017:68 [ref. 35547]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon albofasciatus Gomon 2017. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Labrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:99 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Japan. Holotype: ZMB. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:96 [ref. 19171]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782, replaced by Choerops azurio Jordan & Snyder 1901. •Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:41 [ref. 35547]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Taiwan and Japan. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Choerops Snyder [J. O.] 1908:98 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha market, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: USNM 62235. Paratypes: CAS-SU 21103 (2), USNM 74549 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:84 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Choerodon jordani (Snyder 1908) -- (Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:527, 697 [ref. 8056], Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:307 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:272 [ref. 25488], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:970 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:354 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:112 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Nakabo 2002:970 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:401 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1379 [ref. 29095], Motomura et al. 2010:162 [ref. 31256], Kuiter 2010:64 [ref. 35285], Miyamoto et al. 2015:83 [ref. 33938], Koeda et al. 2016:74 [ref. 35333], Gomon 2017:8, 79 [ref. 35547], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:1012 [ref. 42393], Abe et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41435]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon jordani (Snyder 1908). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: southern China, Taiwan, Japan; northern Australia and New Caledonia east to Fiji. Habitat: marine.

leucozona, Crenilabrus Bleeker [P.] 1858:238 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique) (?): BMNH 1864.5.15.18. •Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:15 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

lineata, Torresia De Vis [C. W.] 1885:881 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.82 (poor condition, in pieces). •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:32 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

macleayi, Choerops Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1887:241 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 2, 3); ref. 14476] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.25419-001 [ex MAMU F860a] (missing). •Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:20 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

macrodon, Cossyphus Bleeker [P.] 1849:10 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [3]; ref. 317] Unjustified emendation of Labrus macrodontus Lacepède 1801. •Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:15 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

macrodontus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:451, 522 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Unknown. Holotype: MNHN A-8208 (dry, mounted). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:88 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1377 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:15 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

maeander, Choerops Cartier [O.] 1874:102 [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cebu, Philippines. Syntypes: (6) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:15 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

margaritiferus, Choerodon Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:197 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Jolo market, Jolo, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89966. •Valid as Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24942], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen & Randall 2002:113 [ref. 26187], Kuiter 2010:63 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:646 [ref. 31980], Miyamoto et al. 2015:83 [ref. 33938], Motomura et al. 2017:182 [ref. 35490], Gomon 2017:10, 81 [ref. 35547], Allen & Erdmann 2024:703 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler & Bean 1928. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

maxillosus, Cossyphus Guichenot [A.] 1863:C-23 [Faune ichthyologique 2nd Partie, Annexe C.; ref. 1943] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN A-8264 (1, dry), A-8265 (1, dry), A-8266 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:29-30 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862) -- (Fricke 1999:405 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:49 [ref. 35547], Randall & Victor 2022:187 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

melanostigma, Choerodon Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928:199, Pl. 16 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 7; ref. 1475] Jolo market, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 89967. Paratypes: USNM 93527 (2). •Valid as Choerodon melanostigma Fowler & Bean 1928 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277]). •Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:649 [ref. 31980], Gomon 2017:52 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

meleagris, Choerops Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:20 [Fische und deren Skelette; ref. 3846] Java Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 2759 (1, dry). •Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:15 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

mirabilis, Lepidaplois Snyder [J. O.] 1908:96 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: USNM 62234. Paratypes: CAS-SU 20957 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:86 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1953:86 [ref. 12291]. Type figured in Snyder 1912:506, pl. 66 (fig. 1) [ref. 14871]. •Synonym of Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Kuiter 2010:61 [ref. 35285], Gomon 2017:56 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon fasciatus (Günther 1867). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

monostigma, Choerodon Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:102 [On some new fishes from the Queensland coast; ref. 3289] Off Pine Peak and Cape Gloucester, southern Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: (23) AMS I.12518 (1), QM I.1563 (1). For remarks on types see Imamura & Hoese 2020:[8] [ref. 37793]. •Valid as Choerodon monostigma Ogilby 1910 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:365 [ref. 23967], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:60 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:647 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:8, 47 [ref. 35547] with author as (Ogilby 1910), Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:243 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:703 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon monostigma Ogilby 1910. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia) and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

notatus, Chaerops Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:344, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Cape Grenville, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16360-001 [ex MAMU F862a]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. Original genus should have been spelled Choerops. •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:32 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

nyctemblema, Choerops Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1902:353, Fig. 21 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1289); ref. 2447] Taiwan [Formosa]. Holotype (unique): ZUMT [orig. no. 356] (apparently lost). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943] with question, Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432] with question, Gomon 2017:32 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

oligacanthus, Crenilabrus Bleeker [P.] 1851:489 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Rio [Rhio or Riouw], Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) RMNH 6532 (4 of 9). •Valid as Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Mohsin & Ambak 1996:479 [ref. 27969], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:112 [ref. 25868], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Kuiter 2010:60 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:647 [ref. 31980], Nakae in Kimura et al. 2015:73 [ref. 34319], Motomura et al. 2017:182 [ref. 35490], Gomon 2017:9, 30 [ref. 35547], Allen & Erdmann 2024:703 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

olivaceus, Choerops De Vis [C. W.] 1885:876 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Cardwell and Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Possible types: QM I.95 (1 of 2, in separate bottles). •Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1379 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:23 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

ommopterus, Cossyphus Richardson [J.] 1846:257 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Holotype: BMNH 1968.3.11.16 (dry half skin). Type information: Whitehead 1970:216 [ref. 11606]. Based on a Reeves drawing and a specimen. Species epithet spelled omnopterus by Maxwell 1921:96 [ref. 30344]. •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:32 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

palawanensis, Choerops Seale [A.] 1910:523 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 5501 (apparently destroyed). •Synonym of Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:30 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon oligacanthus (Bleeker 1851). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

paynei, Choerodon Whitley [G. P.] 1945:29, Fig. 14 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Off Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Choerodon paynei Whitley 1945 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095]). •Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Gomon 2017:23 [ref. 35547], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

perpulcher, Choerops De Vis [C. W.] 1885:877 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: QM I.945 (1), I.99190-20 (1 of 2). •Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1378 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:20 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

pescadoresis, Choerodon Yu [M.-J.] 1968:10, Fig. 4 [Biological Bulletin Department of Biology College of Science Tunghai University Ichthyol. Ser. No. 4; ref. 19775] Pescadores Island, Taiwan. Holotype: THUP 00956 (now at NMMBP). Paratypes: THUP (now at NMMBP) 02096 (1), 02492 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943] as pescadorensis, Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]). •Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907) -- (Gomon 2017:52 [ref. 35547], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

quadrifasciatus, Choerodon Yu [M.-J.] 1968:11, Fig. 5 [Biological Bulletin Department of Biology College of Science Tunghai University Ichthyol. Ser. No. 4; ref. 19775] Tongkong, Taiwan. Holotype: THUP 02527 (now at NMMBP). Paratypes: THUP (now at NMMBP) 02589 (1), 03360 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432]). •Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Gomon 2017:41 [ref. 35547], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

quadrimaculatus, Xiphochilus Günther [A.] 1880:45, Pl. 20 (fig. C) [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] Arafura Sea. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.34. Original genus should have been Xiphocheilus. •Valid as Xiphocheilus quadrimaculatus Günther 1880 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943], but Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker 1856 placed in synonymy). •Wrongly valid as Xiphocheilus quadrimaculatus Bleeker 1856 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:51 [ref. 26830] as 1856). •Synonym of Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker 1856 -- (Allen et al. 2006:1417 [ref. 29095], Allen & Erdmann 2012:726 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:380 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Choerodon typus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Gomon 2017:62 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon typus (Bleeker 1856). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

robustus, Xiphochilus Günther [A.] 1862:98 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1840.12.12.10 (dry). •Valid as Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:296 [ref. 19756], Kyushin et al. 1982:236 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:199 [ref. 29757], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Baranes & Golani 1993:311 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:53 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:273 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:479 [ref. 27969], Carpenter et al. 1997:198 [ref. 23922], Khan 1998:230 [ref. 24980], Fricke 1999:405 [ref. 24106], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:971 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:971 [ref. 26193], Mabuchi et al. 2002:388 [ref. 26800], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:147 [ref. 27510], Fricke et al. 2009:84 [ref. 30213], Kuiter 2010:54 [ref. 35285], Ho & Shao 2011:49 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:647 [ref. 31980], Gomon 2017:9, 49 [ref. 35547], Fricke et al. 2018:280 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:123 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:72 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:524 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:243 [ref. 41223], Randall & Victor 2022:187 [ref. 39916], Allen & Erdmann 2024:704 [ref. 40796], Chaikin & Belmaker 2026:38 [ref. 42733], Golani & Fricke 2026:149 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues); Myanmar; Indonesia; Taiwan to southern Japan. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

rubescens, Choerops Günther [A.] 1862:97 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1844.2.15.68 (right half skin). •Valid as Choerodon rubescens (Günther 1862) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:268 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:56 [ref. 35285], Gomon 2017:9, 32 [ref. 35547], Hoschke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon rubescens (Günther 1862). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

rubidus, Choerodon Scott [T. D.] 1959:89, Fig. 7 [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 82; ref. 12026] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): SAMA F2985. Type catalog: Glover 1976:173 [ref. 19449]. •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:32 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

schoenleinii, Cossyphus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:143 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Sulawesi, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:31 [ref. 19171]. Based on a colored illustration. •Valid as Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:237 [ref. 19754], Yamakawa in Masuda et al. 1984:202 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:308 [ref. 15987], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:480 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:132 [ref. 26476], Larson & Williams 1997:365 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:308 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:743 [ref. 25471], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:971 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:205 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:112 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:268 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3422 [ref. 26277] as schoenleini, Nakabo 2002:971 [ref. 26193] as shoenleinii, Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830] dated 1830, Allen et al. 2006:1380 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:59 [ref. 35285], Ho & Shao 2011: 49 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:648 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:165 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:128 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:183 [ref. 35490], Gomon 2017:9, 32 [ref. 35547], Fukui in Kimura et al. 2018:229 [ref. 36460], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:1013 [ref. 42393], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:243 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:704 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

skaiopygmaeus, Choerodon Gomon [M. F.] 2017:83, Fig. 40 [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Indian Ocean, Somali coast, 11°18'S, 51°08'E, depth 25-29 meters. Holotype: USNM 437323. Paratypes: BMNH 2017.1.19.1 (1), MNHN, SAIAB, USNM. •Valid as Choerodon skaiopygmaeus Gomon 2017 -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:15 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon skaiopygmaeus Gomon 2017. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Somali coast, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

stejnegeri, Crenilabrus Ishikawa [C.] 1904:13, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Department of Natural History, Tokyo Imperial Museum v. 1; ref. 9847] Miyakojima, Japan. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:41 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

sugillatum, Choerodon Gomon [M. F.] 1987:19 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17667] Cape Bedford, Queensland, Australia, 15°13.59'-15°00'S, 145°23.36'-27.87'E, depth 30 meters. Holotype: NMV A3126. Paratypes: AMS I.15557-206 (1), I.19450-037 (3), I.20751-006 (8), I.20771-066 (2); CSIRO H 656-01 (1), H 657-01 (1), H 657-02 (1), H 658-01 (1); NMV A3130 (3), A3137 (1); USNM 280628 (4); WAM P.25354-023 (6). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:33 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:35 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Choerodon sugillatum Gomon 1987 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Allen & Randall 2002:113 [ref. 26187], Allen et al. 2006:1381 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:56 [ref. 35285], Larson et al. 2013:166 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:9, 85 [ref. 35547], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:243 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon sugillatum Gomon 1987. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

transversalis, Choerodon Whitley [G. P.] 1956:258, Fig. 7 [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 4725] Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.3527. •Synonym of Choerodon graphicus (De Vis 1885) -- (Randall et al. 1990:307 [ref. 15987], Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3421 [ref. 26277], Randall 2005:400 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:342 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1379 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:27 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon graphicus (De Vis 1885). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

typus, Xiphocheilos Bleeker [P.] 1856:224 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 354] Nias Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique) (?): BMNH 1864.5.15.35. Genus spelled Xiphocheilus, species heading with genus as Xiphocheilos; first reviser not researched. Kottelat (2013) cites as freshwater record from the Philippines. •Synonym of the later Xiphocheilus quadrimaculatus (Günther 1880) without explanation -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:48 [ref. 24943]). •Valid as Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker 1856 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:242 [ref. 19754], Allen & Swainston 1988:120 [ref. 25477], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:486 [ref. 27969], Gomon 1997:828 [ref. 23083], Allen 1997:194 [ref. 23977], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:630 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:103 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3465 [ref. 26277] dated 1856, Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1417 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:66 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:40 [ref. 31299], Allen & Erdmann 2012:726 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:177 [ref. 34464], Mishra & Saren 2016:93 [ref. 34779], Motomura et al. 2017:185 [ref. 35490], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:236 [ref. 36460], Psomadakis et al. 2020:528 [ref. 37272]). •Valid as Choerodon typus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Gomon 2017:9, 62 [ref. 35547], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:1014 [ref. 42393], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:247 [ref. 41223], Jamandre 2023:171 [ref. 40455], Nashad et al. 2023:125 [ref. 39975], Vilasri et al. 2023:92 [ref. 40764], Allen & Erdmann 2024:704 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon typus (Bleeker 1856). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India and Myanmar east to Philippines, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

unimaculatus, Choerops Cartier [O.] 1874:102 [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S. v. 5; ref. 17974] Cavite, Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:32 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

unimaculatus, Choerops De Vis [C. W.] 1885:877 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 4); ref. 1091] Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Ogilby specimens: QM I.95 (2, separate bottles). Permanently invalid, preoccupied by Choerops unimaculatus Cartier 1874. •Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:10 [ref. 24943], Allen et al. 2006:1379 [ref. 29095], Gomon 2017:23 [ref. 35547]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson 1843). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

venustus, Choerops De Vis [C. W.] 1884:147 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 17384] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.4735. •Valid as Choerodon venustus (De Vis 1884) -- (Randall et al. 1990:308 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:271 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:180 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:272 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:308 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:743 [ref. 25471], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1381 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:52 [ref. 35285], Gomon 2017:8, 38 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon venustus (De Vis 1884). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

vitta, Choerodon Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:13 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Dobo, Tanahbesar, Aru Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: QM I.1555 [ex AFAQ 1394]. Paratypes: AMS I.12534 (1). •Valid as Choerodon vitta Ogilby 1910 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:365 [ref. 23967], Kuiter 1997:274 [ref. 25488], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Hutchins 2001:268 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen et al. 2006:1381 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:62 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:648 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:166 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:8, 59 [ref. 35547], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:243 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:705 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon vitta Ogilby 1910. Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Aru Islands (Indonesia) and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

weberi, Choerodon Ogilby [J. D.] 1911:52 [Annals of the Queensland Museum No. 10; ref. 3290] Dobo, Aru Islands. Syntypes: [ex AFAQ 1170] (7); QM I.20 (1), I.1532 (1), I.10133 (1). •Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:9 [ref. 24943], Gomon 2017:15 [ref. 35547]). Current status: Synonym of Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Habitat: marine.

zamboangae, Choerops Seale [A.] & Bean [B. A.] 1907:236, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (no. 1568); ref. 4002] Zamboanga, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 57846. Paratypes: USNM 61154 (1). •Valid as Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:114 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:186 [ref. 23977], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1381 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:54 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:649 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:166 [ref. 32988], Gomon 2017:9, 52 [ref. 35547], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:1015 [ref. 42393], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:243 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:705 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean 1907). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

zosterophorus, Choerops Bleeker [P.] 1868:273, Pl. 12 (top fig.) [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 3; ref. 17051] Great Kai Island, Kai Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6533. •Valid as Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker 1868) -- (Allen 1997:180 [ref. 23977], Parenti & Randall 2000:11 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:628 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:112 [ref. 25868], Westneat 2001:3400 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Kuiter 2010:65 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:649 [ref. 31980], Gomon 2017:8, 87 [ref. 35547], Allen & Erdmann 2024:706 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon zosterophorus (Bleeker 1868). Labridae: Hypsigenyinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Brunei to Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.