opercularis, Cossyphus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:451 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2474. Also described as new in Peters 1855:261 [ref. 13448]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Cossyphus opercularis Guichenot 1847, replaced by Pteragogus pelycus Randall 1981. •Synonym of Pteragogus pelycus Randall 1981 -- (Dor 1984:207 [ref. 29757], Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943], Randall 2013:27 [ref. 32688], Fricke et al. 2018:291 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:129 [ref. 36273], Randall & Victor 2022:247 [ref. 39916]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Pteragogus pelycus Randall 1981. Labridae. Habitat: marine.