Species Choerodon gomoni Allen & Randall, 2002
Compiler and date details
27 June 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Choerodon gomoni Allen, G.R. & Randall, J.E. 2002. A new species of wrasse (Labridae: Choerodon) from the tropical western Pacific. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 5(3): 109-113 [110, Figs. 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 33850, Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea, 82m [about 20°45'00"S, 158°35'04"E].
Paratype(s) AM I.41000-001, Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea [approximately 21°05'00" S, 158°57'06'' E]; BPBM 33840, Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea [approximately 20°45'00" S, 158°50'06'' E]; MNHP 2001-2358, Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea [approximately 21°05'00" S, 158°57'06'' E]; USNM 366799, Chesterfield Bank, Coral Sea [approximately 20°45'00" S, 158°50'06'' E]; WAM P.31498-003 (a misidentification of C. margaritiferus (Martin Gomon, Museum Victoria, pers. comm.)), NW side of Bangang Island, Banggai Islands, Indonesia [1°41.12' S, 123°27.50'E].
Introduction
It has been suggested (Allen & Erdmann 2012) that this species may be a junior synonym of C. margaritiferus, a species almost identical in appearance to C. gomoni. Choerodon margaritiferus is found in the northwestern Pacific (previously known from Philippines and Taiwan). Recent genetic studies have confirmed the validity of C. gomoni (Miyamoto et al. 2015, Puckridge et al. 2015), however one of the paratypes (WAM P.31498-001) is a misidentification of C. margaritiferus (Martin Gomon, Museum Victoria, pers. comm.).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Northeast of Cape York (10°22'S, 143°40'E) to east of Gladstone (23°47'S, 151°58'E), QLD; Coral Sea, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range 28-76m.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [646] (suggest that this species may be a junior synonym of C. margaritiferus)
Miyamoto, K., Nonaka, A. & Oka, S-I. 2015. Northernmost record of a poorly known tuskfish, Choerodon margaritiferus (Perciformes: Labridae), from southern Japan, and first description of a female. Zootaxa 4007(1): 82-90 [89]
Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2011. Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 13: 29-44 [32]
Puckridge, M., Last, P.R. & Andreakis, N. 2015. The role of peripheral endemism and habitat associations in the evolution of the Indo-West Pacific tuskfishes (Labridae: Choerodon). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 64-72 [66-68] (Results section 3.2.1)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABROIDEI | 27-Jun-2011 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |