mundiceps, Xyrichthys Gill [T. N.] 1862:143 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1662] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.5.21.14 [ex USNM] (1); MCZ 36002 [ex USNM 8082] (5); USNM 4370 (13), 8082 (50+). Original genus should have been Xyrichtys. •Valid as Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill 1862 -- (Parenti & Randall 2000:49 [ref. 24943], Thomson et al. 2000:185 [ref. 25640], Victor et al. 2001:103 [ref. 26031], Nelson et al. 2004:156 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:137 [ref. 37547], Kuiter 2010:372 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2011:37 [ref. 31299], Page et al. 2013:161 [ref. 32708], Victor et al. 2013:565 [ref. 32724], Love et al. 2021:178 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill 1862. Labridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to central Mexico, including southern and central Gulf of California (Mexico) Habitat: marine.