leptotaenia, Halichoeres Randall [J. E.] & Earle [J. L.] 1994:288, Pls. 1-3 [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 14; ref. 21642] South end of Goat Island (Jazirat al-Ghanam), Musandam, Persian Gulf, Oman, 26°20'22"N, 56°20'48"E, depth 12-15 meters. Holotype: BPBM 34458. Paratypes: BMNH 1994.4.11.1-2 (2); BPBM 33321 (2), 34476 (1), 34483 (2), 34487 (1), 36312 (6); CAS 81378 (3); MTUF P-20527 (1); SMF 27032 (3); USNM 329426 (2). •Valid as Halichoeres leptotaenia Randall & Earle 1994 -- (Randall 1995:279 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:198 [ref. 23922], Parenti & Randall 2000:21 [ref. 24943], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S114 [ref. 27377], Victor 2016:25 [ref. 34530], Jawad et al. 2018:120 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:72 [ref. 37020], Randall & Victor 2022:204 [ref. 39916]). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres leptotaenia Randall & Earle 1994. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman (Oman). Habitat: marine.