arago, Labrus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:263, Pl. 65 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Iles des Papous [? Papua New Guinea]. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:93 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791) -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:31 [ref. 24943]). •Synonym of Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791) -- (Randall & Earle 2004:40 [ref. 27618], Parenti & Randall 2011:35 [ref. 31299]). Current status: Synonym of Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791). Labridae. Habitat: marine.