Species Cirrhilabrus lineatus Randall & Lubbock, 1982
Lavender Wrasse, Lavender Fairy-wrasse, Purple-lined Wrasse, Purplelined Wrasse
- Cirrhilabrus lineatus Randall, J.E. & Lubbock, R. 1982. Three new labrid fishes of the genus Cirrhilabrus from the southwestern Pacific. Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 25(2): 1-12 fig. 1 [6, pl. IC].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 22593, New Caledonia, 30-40 m.
Paratype(s) AM I.19476–015; BMNH 1975.12.11.1–5 5 specimens; BPBM 22592; WAM P.27047–001; CAS 47988; MNHP 1981–721; USNM 22600.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Great Barrier Reef from Yonge Reef (14°35'S, 145°36'E) to Escape Reef (15°49'S, 145°50'E), QLD, and offshore reefs of the Coral Sea including Osprey Reef (13°53'S, 146°32'E), Holmes Reef (16°28'S 147°55'E) and Herald Cays (ca. 16°59'S, 149°08'E); tropical, south-west Pacific (Coral Sea, New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands).
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
20 - 55 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1995. A new species of wrasse (Labridae: Cirrhilabrus) from Western Australia. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 22(1–2): 14-18 [17]
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. [1383]
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 [12]
Pollard, D., Rocha, L. & Sadovy, Y.J. 2010. Cirrhilabrus lineatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013.2.. www.iucnredlist.org (Least Concern)
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. [3400]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [182] (Purple-lined Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [198] (Lavender Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [34] (Lavender Fairy-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. [310] (Purplelined Wrasse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Lavender Wrasse)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 07-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |