1. Species Xyrichthys anaitensis (Günther, 1862) accepted as Iniistius aneitensis (Günther, 1862) (misspelling)
2. Species Xyrichthys argentimaculata Steindachner, 1861 accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
3. Species Xyrichthys bimaculatus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) (misspelling)
4. Species Xyrichthys binghami Mowbray, 1925 accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
5. Species Xyrichthys cultratus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
6. Species Xyrichthys cyanifrons Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Iniistius cyanifrons (Valenciennes, 1840) (misspelling)
7. Species Xyrichthys evides (Jordan & Richardson, 1909) accepted as Iniistius evides (Jordan & Richardson, 1909) (misspelling)
8. Species Xyrichthys infirmus Bean, 1891 accepted as Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840
9. Species Xyrichthys jessiae Jordan, 1888 accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
10. Species Xyrichthys lecluse Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Cymolutes lecluse (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
11. Species Xyrichthys lineatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840
12. Species Xyrichthys margaritatus Fourmanoir, 1967 accepted as Iniistius dea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (synonym)
13. Species Xyrichthys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840 (misspelling)
14. Species Xyrichthys modestus Poey, 1867 accepted as Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840
15. Species Xyrichthys mundiceps Gill, 1862 accepted as Xyrichtys mundiceps Gill, 1862 (misspelling)
16. Species Xyrichthys niveilatus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Iniistius aneitensis (Günther, 1862)
17. Species Xyrichthys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
18. Species Xyrichthys novaculoides Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
19. Species Xyrichthys panamensis Fowler, 1944 accepted as Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)
20. Species Xyrichthys pavo Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840) (misspelling)
21. Species Xyrichthys pavoninus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)
22. Species Xyrichthys psittacus (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
23. Species Xyrichthys puniceus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Iniistius pavo (Valenciennes, 1840)
24. Species Xyrichthys rosipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
25. Species Xyrichthys sciistius Jordan & Thompson, 1914 accepted as Novaculops sciistius (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)
26. Species Xyrichthys splendens Castelnau, 1855 accepted as Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau, 1855 (misspelling)
27. Species Xyrichthys taeniouris (Lacepède, 1801) accepted as Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède, 1801) (misspelling)
28. Species Xyrichthys torquatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
29. Species Xyrichthys uniocellatus Agassiz, 1931 accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
30. Species Xyrichthys venustus Poey, 1876 accepted as Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840
31. Species Xyrichthys vermiculatus Poey, 1860 accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
32. Species Xyrichthys virens Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
33. Species Xyrichthys vitta Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)

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