punctatus, Cheilinus Bennett [E. T.] 1832:167 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1856.2.15.5 [ex Zool. Soc.] (1). •Synonym of Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791) -- (Fricke 1999:400 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:8 [ref. 24943], Randall & Victor 2022:182 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.