sanguineus, Verriculus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:191 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 50677. •Valid as Bodianus sanguineus (Jordan & Evermann 1903) -- (Gomon & Randall 1978:43 [ref. 5481], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1982:247 [ref. 8256], Randall 1999:248 [ref. 24083], Parenti & Randall 2000:7 [ref. 24943], Mundy 2005:433 [ref. 28379], Gomon 2006:32 [ref. 28730], Kuiter 2010:48 [ref. 35285]). Current status: Valid as Bodianus sanguineus (Jordan & Evermann 1903). Labridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.