elongatus, Pseudojuloides Ayling [A. M.] & Russell [B. C.] 1977:174, Figs. 4-6, 8-10 [Australian Zoologist v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 7228] Nursery Cove, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand, 35°28.5'S, 174°44'E, depth 12 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.6153. Paratypes: AMS I.17033-036 (1), I.17735-008 (1), I.17743-004 (3), I.17767-001 (6), I.17800-001 (3), I.18772-001 (1); BPBM 18022 (1); NMNZ P.6154-6157 (4); TMBS 750819-1 (1); WAM P.25110-001 (3), P.25318-007 (1), P.25318-008 (1). Type information: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942], Hutchins & Smith 1991:34 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:37 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & Russell 1977 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:208 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:120 [ref. 25477], Paulin et al. 1989:208 [ref. 24556], Kuiter 1993:292 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:165 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:194 [ref. 23977], Yogo 2000:2 [ref. 24403], Parenti & Randall 2000:36 [ref. 24943], Nakabo 2000:987 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:269 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:39 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:987 [ref. 26193], Allen et al. 2006:1408 [ref. 29095], Kuiter 2010:338 [ref. 35285], Victor & Randall 2014:9 [ref. 33308], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:116 [ref. 36167], Victor & Edward 2015:48 [ref. 33835], Victor & Edward 2016:66 [ref. 34490], Hoschke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36626], Tea et al. 2020:553 [ref. 37843]). Current status: Valid as Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & Russell 1977. Labridae. Distribution: Southwest Pacific: eastern Australian coast, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, and in northeastern New Zealand, from Cape Reinga to Poor Knights Island. Habitat: marine.