rubripinnis, Cirrhilabrus Randall [J. E.] & Carpenter [K. E.] 1980:23, Figs. 9-10 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 8672] Southwestern side of Caban Island, Batangas, Luzon Island, Philippines [Verde Island Passage, South China Sea, western Pacific, ca. 13°41'N 120°50'E], depth 30 meters. Holotype: BPBM 22515. Paratypes: AMS I.20699-001 (1), ANSP 140170 (1), BMNH 1979.1.4.2 (1), BPBM 22470 (16), MNHN 1978-0768 (1), USNM 219338 (1), ZUMT 54167 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:118 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis Randall & Carpenter 1980 -- (Allen 1995:17 [ref. 21855], Allen & Randall 1996:102 [ref. 22684], Allen 1999:121 [ref. 23871], Allen & Kuiter 1999:136 [ref. 24289], Parenti & Randall 2000:13 [ref. 24943], Allen 2000:46 [ref. 25747], Westneat 2001:3426 [ref. 26277], Allen & Adrim 2003:48 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 29752], Kuiter 2010:133 [ref. 35285], Allen & Erdmann 2012:658 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2015:3 [ref. 33787], Tea et al. 2018:577 [ref. 35947], Allen & Hammer 2017:62 [ref. 35954], Tea et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38271], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:8 [ref. 40448]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis Randall & Carpenter 1980. Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Sabah (Malaysia) and Philippines. Habitat: marine.