| Citation | Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000, An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae.. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. |
| Ref. | 35918 Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000 |
| Page | 15 |
| Named Used as Valid | Coris formosa |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea to South Africa and Sri Lanka. |
| Quote | Labrus formosus Shaw, 1803 was a subsequent reclassification of the species originally named Sparus formosus Shaw & Nodder, 1790, which is a synonym of Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758. Hence Labrus formosus Bennett is not a homonym. |