5626 Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801 Labridae Wrasses Julidinae Eupercaria/misc Teleostei Bird wrasse Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean and Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Replaced by <i>Gomphosus caeruleus</i> in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816). Hybrid with <i>Thalassoma lunare</i> documented from Cassini Island, Western Australia and reported from the Great Barrier Reef; with <i>Thalassoma duperrey</i>, observed from Hawaii (Ref. 57557). UBC 540088 21 N 157 W Gomphosus varius AMNH 2342 Gomphosus tricolor 26 S 113 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 121 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 121 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 121 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius ZMH 17293 Gomphosus tricolor ZMH 17295 Gomphosus tricolor ZMH 17297 Gomphosus tricolor ZMH 17298 Gomphosus tricolor ZMH 17299 Gomphosus tricolor ZMH 17300 Gomphosus varius ZMH 17301 Gomphosus varius ZMH 17302 Gomphosus varius ZMH 17304 1894 Gomphosus varius ZMH 17303 1904 Gomphosus varius AMNH 864 1906 Gomphosus tricolor ZMH 17294 1910 Gomphosus tricolor ZMH 17296 1911 Gomphosus varius NMI 2169 1947 Gomphosus varius NMI 2893 1954 Gomphosus varius NMI 2896 1954 Gomphosus tricolor ZMH 1043 1959 Gomphosus varius ZMH 979 1959 Gomphosus varius GCRL 3944 1969 Gomphosus varius 2 m GCRL 4128 1969 Gomphosus varius 1 m AMNH 72240 1970 Gomphosus varius AMNH 72343 1970 Gomphosus varius ZMH 4249 1970 Gomphosus varius NMI 11322 1973 Gomphosus varius GCRL 14281 1975 Gomphosus tricolor GCRL 14282 1975 Gomphosus varius AMNH 38145 1978 Gomphosus varius AMNH 50337 1979 Gomphosus varius AMNH 44131 1981 Gomphosus varius NMI 5878 1982 Gomphosus varius NMI 5908 1982 Gomphosus tricolor GCRL 30696 1987 Gomphosus varius 3 - 12 m FISH 387456 5 S 150 E 1994 Gomphosus varius