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). AMNH 2342 Gomphosus tricolor 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 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 26 S 113 E Gomphosus varius 13 N 120 E Gomphosus varius UBC 540088 21 N 157 W Gomphosus varius AMNH 864 1906 Gomphosus tricolor GCRL 4128 1969 Gomphosus varius 1 m GCRL 3944 1969 Gomphosus varius 2 m AMNH 72240 1970 Gomphosus varius AMNH 72343 1970 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 GCRL 30696 1987 Gomphosus varius 3 - 12 m FISH 387456 5 S 150 E 1994 Gomphosus varius