Following Hughes et al. (2023), Systematic Biology, Baliga & Law (2016), Mol. Phyl. Evol. and other molecular phylogenies, I propose to split Labridae into tribes, the same level as the already existing Scarini (parrotfishes).
New tribe-level taxa:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1541883-Hypsigenyini
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1541884-Cirrhilabrini
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1541885-Labrini
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1541886-Cheilinini
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1541887-Novaculini
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1541888-Pseudolabrini
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1541889-Julidini
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Tribe Hypsigenyini:
Achoerodus
Anchichoerops
Bodianus
Choerodon
Decodon
Lachnolaimus
Polylepion
Pseudodax
Terelabrus
Tribe Cirrhilabrini:
Cirrhilabrus
Paracheilinus
Pseudocheilinops
Pseudocheilinus
Pteragogus
Tribe Labrini:
Acantholabrus
Centrolabrus
Ctenolabrus
Labrus
Lappanella
Symphodus
Tautoga
Tautogolabrus
Tribe Cheilinini:
Cheilinus
Epibulus
Oxycheilinus
Wetmorella
Tribe Novaculini:
Ammolabrus (presumably)
Cymolutes
Iniistius
Novaculichthys
Novaculoides
Novaculops (presumably)
Xyrichtys
Tribe Pseudolabrini:
Austrolabrus
Doratonotus
Dotalabrus
Eupetrichthys
Notolabrus
Pictilabrus
Pseudolabrus
Suezichthys
Tribe Julidini:
Anampses
Coris
Diproctacanthus
Gomphosus
Halichoeres
Hemigymnus
Hologymnosus
Labrichthys
Labroides
Labropsis
Larabicus
Leptojulis
Macropharyngodon
Ophthalmolepis
Parajulis
Pseudocoris
Pseudojuloides
Stethojulis
Thalassoma
Xenojulis
No tribe:
Cheilio (could be Novaculini)
Malapterus
Tribe unknown:
Frontilabrus
Minilabrus
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