Species Hologymnosus longipes (Günther, 1862)
Pale Slender Wrasse, Pale Slender-wrasse, Sidespot Ringwrasse
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1860.7.18.9 stuffed (stuffed), Aneityum Island, Vanuatu.
Generic Combinations
- Hologymnosus longipes (Günther, 1862). —
Randall, J.E. 1982. A review of the labrid fish genus Hologymnosus. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 9(1): 13-20 figs 1-10 [13] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Block Reef, QLD (19°39'S, 149°18'E) to Flinders Reef, Moreton Island (29°58'S, 153°29'E) with juveniles as far south as Montague Island, NSW (36°15'S, 150°14'E), also Lihou Reef, Coral Sea, and Elizabeth & Middleton Reefs and Lord Howe Island, NSW; tropical, south-west Pacific (Vanuatu and New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Choat, J.H., van Herwerden, L., Robbins, W.D., Hobbs, J.P. & Ayling, A.M. 2006. A report on the ecological surveys undertaken at Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, February 2006. Report by James Cook University to the Department of the Environment and Heritage. 65 pp. [57]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [325]
- Randall, J.E. & Yamakawa, T. 1988. A new species of the labrid fish of the genus Hologymnosus from the Western Pacific, with notes on H. longipes. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 15(1): 25-30 figs 1-4 [29] (Remarks section)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, rubble bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
5 - 30 m.
General References
Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross, C.J. Allen & M.F. Gomon 2006. Labridae: Labrinae. pp. 1368-1418 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1395]
Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 68: 1-97 [26]
Randall, J.E. & Yamakawa, T. 1988. A new species of the labrid fish of the genus Hologymnosus from the Western Pacific, with notes on H. longipes. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 15(1): 25-30 figs 1-4 [29]
Westneat, M.W. 2001. Labridae. pp. 3381-3467 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3401]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [303] (Pale Slender Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [171] (Pale Slender-wrasse)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [324] (Sidespot Ringwrasse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pale Slender Wrasse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 06-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |