fuscus, Labrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:437, 493, 499 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Mauritius and Réunion (Mascarenes), Madagascar, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (all dry) MNHN B-2146 to B-2150 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:83-84 [ref. 19171]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus fuscus Gmelin 1789 and Labrus fuscus Walbaum 1792. •Valid as Thalassoma fuscum (Lacepède 1801) -- (Dor 1984:208 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:55 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801) -- (Fricke 1999:446 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:47 [ref. 24943], Randall 2005:442 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:449 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2018:294 [ref. 35805], Randall & Victor 2022:262 [ref. 39916]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801). Labridae. Habitat: marine.