hemitaeniatus, Paracheilinus Randall [J. E.] & Harmelin-Vivien [M. L.] 1977:338, Fig. 4 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 3: Zoologie) (No. 436) Zool. (No. 306); ref. 5323] Outer reef slope of barrier reef, Tuléar, Madagascar, depth 42 meters. Holotype: BPBM 19599. Paratypes: BPBM 19600 (1), MNHN 1975-1144 (1). •Valid as Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus Randall & Harmelin-Vivien 1977 -- (Randall 1988:222 [ref. 14253], Kuiter & Allen 1999:120 [ref. 24141], Randall 1999:31 [ref. 25148], Parenti & Randall 2000:34 [ref. 24943], Randall & Allen 2003:106 [ref. 27244], Allen & Erdmann 2006:14 [ref. 29404], Allen & Erdmann 2008:187 [ref. 29498], Kuiter 2010:110 [ref. 35285], Allen et al. 2016:54 [ref. 34238], Fricke et al. 2018:289 [ref. 35805], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271], Randall & Victor 2022:235 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus Randall & Harmelin-Vivien 1977. Labridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to southwestern Madagascar. Habitat: marine.