festiva, Julis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:374 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Brest, France. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9244. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:55 [ref. 19171]. •Valid as Julis festiva Valenciennes 1839 -- (Kuiter 2010:311 [ref. 35285]). •Synonym of Coris julis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bauchot & Quignard 1973:431 [ref. 7204], Gomon & Forsyth 1990:872 [ref. 19219], Parenti & Randall 2000:15 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Coris melanura (Lowe 1839) -- (Ramírez-Amaro et al. 2021:16 [ref. 38684] with question). Current status: Synonym of Coris melanura (Lowe 1839). Labridae. Habitat: marine.