Species Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
Redtail Parrotfish, Japanese Parrotfish, Palecheek Parrotfish, Yellow-blotched Parrotfish
- Scarus japanensis Bloch, M.E. 1789. Charactere und Beschreibung des Geschlechts der Papageyfische Callyodon. Abhandlungen der Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Prague 4: 242-248 [244].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB 8580 right skin, Japan or Java, Indonesia.
Paralectotype(s) ZMB 8586 right skin, Moluccas.Subsequent designation references:
Randall, J.E. & Nelson, G. 1979. Scarus japanensis, S. quoyi and S. iserti — valid names for parrotfishes presently known as S. capistratoides, S. blochii and S. croicensis. Copeia 1979(2): 206-212 [207]. - Callyodon pyrrhurus Jordan, D.S. & Seale, A. 1906. The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional checklist of the fishes of Oceania. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1905 25: 173-455 figs 1-111 pls 33-53 [314, fig. 55].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 51748, Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 8665 3 specimens; USNM 51823; USNM 51836; USNM 164634.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [52]
Generic Combinations
- Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789). —
Bellwood, D.R. 1994. A phylogenetic study of the parrotfishes family Scaridae (Pisces: Labroidei), with a revision of genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 20: 1-86 [Date published 14/Jul/1994] [66] - Scarus pyrrhurus (Jordan & Seale, 1906). —
Choat, J.H. & Randall, J.E. 1986. A review of the parrotfishes (Family Scaridae) of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia with description of a new species. Records of the Australian Museum 38: 175-228 [216] - Chlorurus pyrrhurus (Jordan & Seale, 1906). —
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [216]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Yonge Reef (14°34'S) to east of Mackay (21°20'S), QLD; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
0 - 50 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [202] (as Scarus pyrrhurus)
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Allen, C.J. 2006. Scarinae. pp. 1425-1434 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. [1428]
Bellwood, D.R. 1994. A phylogenetic study of the parrotfishes family Scaridae (Pisces: Labroidei), with a revision of genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 20: 1-86 [Date published 14/Jul/1994] [66]
Bellwood, D.R. 2001. Scaridae. pp. 3468-3492 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. [3477]
Choat, J.H. & Randall, J.E. 1986. A review of the parrotfishes (Family Scaridae) of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia with description of a new species. Records of the Australian Museum 38: 175-228 [216] (as Scarus pyrrhurus)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [206] (as Scarus japanensis)
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 [52]
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. [353] (as Scarus pyrrhurus and Scarus japanensis)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [732] (Japanese Parrotfish)
Bellwood, D.R. 2001. Scaridae. pp. 3468-3492 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. [3477] (FAO) (Palecheek Parrotfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [205] (Yellow-blotched Parrotfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (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. [353]) (Redtail Parrotfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 07-Apr-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |