tricolor, Gomphosus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:280, Pl. 55 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Maui, Hawaiian Islands. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:39, 43 [ref. 19171] who names 3 "neosyntypes". •Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801 -- (Randall et al. 1990:316 [ref. 15987], Parenti & Randall 2000:18 [ref. 24943], Westneat 2001:3432 [ref. 26277], Randall 2005:410 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:438 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:337 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Synonym of Gomphosus varius Lacepède 1801. Labridae. Habitat: marine.