| Nominal Species (n = 51) | Present allocation (n = 33) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Cirrhitus albopunctatus Schultz, 1950 | Cirrhitus albopunctatus | 12871 |
| Cirrhitus alternatus Gill, 1862 | Cirrhitus pinnulatus | 9947 |
| Cirrhites amblycephalus Bleeker, 1857 | Paracirrhites arcatus | 12871 |
| Cirrhites aprinus Cuvier, 1829 | Cirrhitichthys aprinus | 26282 |
| Cirrhites arcatus Cuvier, 1829 | Paracirrhites arcatus | 5469 |
| Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873 | Neocirrhites armatus | 2334 |
| Cirrhitus atlanticus Osório, 1893 | Cirrhitus atlanticus | 7510 |
| Cirrhites aureus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842 | Cirrhitichthys aureus | 58462 |
| Cirrhitus betaurus Gill, 1862 | Cirrhitus rivulatus | 10937 |
| Paracirrhites bicolor Randall, 1963 | Paracirrhites bicolor | 12871 |
| Cirrhitoidea bimacula Jenkins, 1903 | Amblycirrhitus bimacula | 5469 |
| Cirrhitichthys bleekeri Day, 1874 | Cirrhitichthys bleekeri | 5357 |
| Cirrhitichthys calliurus Regan, 1905 | Cirrhitichthys calliurus | 11441 |
| Cirrhites cinctus Günther, 1860 | Cirrhitops fasciatus | 50838 |
| Cirrhitichthys corallicola Tee-Van, 1940 | Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus | 5357 |
| Amblycirrhitus earnshawi Lubbock, 1978 | Amblycirrhitus earnshawi | 7510 |
| Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963 | Cirrhitichthys falco | 2334 |
| Cirrhites fasciatus Bennett, 1828 | Cirrhitops fasciatus | 26282 |
| Grammistes forsteri Schneider, 1801 | Paracirrhites forsteri | 5469 |
| Cirrhites grandimaculatus Liénard, 1891 | Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus | 5357 |
| Cirrhites guichenoti Sauvage, 1880 | Cirrhitichthys guichenoti | 26282 |
| Cirrhites hemistictus Günther, 1874 | Paracirrhites hemistictus | 26282 |
| Amblycirrhitus hubbardi Schultz, 1943 | Cirrhitops hubbardi | 26282 |
| Cirrhitus maculatus Lacepède, 1803 | Cirrhitus pinnulatus | 5357 |
| Cirrhites maculosus Bennett, 1828 | Cirrhitus pinnulatus | 5357 |
| Labrus marmoratus Lacepède, 1801 | Cirrhitus pinnulatus | 5357 |
| Cirrhitops mascarenensis Randall & Schultz, 2008 | Cirrhitops mascarenensis | 80044 |
| Cirrhitus mossambicus Smith, 1951 | Cristacirrhitus punctatus | 5469 |
| Cirrhites murrayi Regan, 1909 | Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus | 5357 |
| Cirrhitus nigropunctatus Schultz, 1950 | Cristacirrhitus punctatus | 5469 |
| Paracirrhites nisus Randall, 1963 | Paracirrhites nisus | 33021 |
| Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855 | Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus | 5357 |
| Cirrhitichthys oxyrhynchos Bleeker, 1858 | Amblycirrhitus oxyrhynchos | 46206 |
| Labrus pinnulatus Forster, 1801 | Cirrhitus pinnulatus | 5469 |
| Pseudocirrhites pinos Mowbray, 1927 | Amblycirrhitus pinos | 7510 |
| Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, 1874 | Cyprinocirrhites polyactis | 5357 |
| Cirrhites polystictus Günther, 1874 | Paracirrhites hemistictus | 50838 |
| Cirrhitus punctatus Cuvier, 1829 | Cristacirrhitus punctatus | 5469 |
| Cirrhitichthys randalli Kotthaus, 1976 | Cirrhitichthys randalli | 46206 |
| Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846 | Cirrhitus rivulatus | 9289 |
| Cirrhitichthys serratus Randall, 1963 | Cirrhitichthys falco | 40966 |
| Cirrhitoidea sexfasciata Schultz, 1960 | Isocirrhitus sexfasciatus | 26282 |
| Cirrhitus spilotoceps Schultz, 1950 | Cirrhitus pinnulatus | 9947 |
| Cirrhitichthys splendens Ogilby, 1889 | Notocirrhitus splendens | 26282 |
| Cyprinocirrhites stigma Fowler, 1943 | Cyprinocirrhites polyactis | 5357 |
| Paracirrhites typee Randall, 1963 | Paracirrhites forsteri | 2334 |
| Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker, 1857 | Oxycirrhites typus | 1602 |
| Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka, 1917 | Cyprinocirrhites polyactis | 5357 |
| Cirrhitoidea unimacula Kamohara, 1957 | Amblycirrhitus unimacula | 26282 |
| Cirrhitus wilhelmi Lavenberg & Yañez, 1972 | Itycirrhitus wilhelmi | 41647 |
| Paracirrhites xanthus Randall, 1963 | Paracirrhites xanthus | 26282 |