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]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon margaritiferus Fowler & Bean 1928. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.