Species Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall & Pyle, 1989
Scott's Wrasse, Scott's Fairy-wrasse
- Cirrhilabrus scottorum Randall, J.E. & Pyle, R.M. 1989. Cirrhilabrus scottorum, a new labrid fish from the South Pacific Ocean. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 15(4): 113-118 [114, figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 6930, 1/4 mile E Teavaraa Pass, Papara, Tahiti, 12 m.
Paratype(s) AM I.27243–001; BPBM 9351; BPBM 31740; BPBM 6931 2 specimens; BPBM 6937; BPBM 11286; BPBM 11524; BPBM 11581; BPBM 11608; BPBM 13499; BPBM 14003 2 specimens; BPBM 14011; BPBM 14594; BPBM 16474; BPBM 16904 2 specimens; BPBM 17461 3 specimens; BPBM 24124; CAS 13994 2 specimens; MNHP 1984-189 2 specimens; USNM 202809 2 specimens; UMUT 57521 (ex BPBM 24124).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cirrhilabrus cf scottorum. —
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [150] (considered Cirrhilabrus scottorum from the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef to be a different, currently undescribed species.)
Introduction
Kuiter (2010) considers the species identified as Cirrhilabrus scottorum from the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef to be a different, currently undescribed species.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Lizard Island, QLD and offshore reefs of the Coral Sea from Osprey Reef (13°53'S, 146°32'E) south to Flinders Reef (17°52'S, 148°30'E) and east to Coringa-Herald Cays (ca. 17°05'S, 149°50'E) and Lihou Reefs (17°21'S, 151°46'E), QLD, possibly also along Great Barrier Reef and south as far as Saumarez Reefs (21°51'S, 153°31'E); tropical, south-west Pacific (east to Pitcairn Group).
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Thompson, A.A. 2003. Marine surveys undertaken in the Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve, March-April 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science 59 pp. [43]
- Oxley, W.G., Emslie, M., Muir, P. & Thompson, A.A. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve, March 2004. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science i-vii, 1-67 pp. [56]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
3 - 40 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. [1383]
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [150] (as Cirrhilabrus cf scottorum, considers Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef form a different species)
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 [13]
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. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [22] (Scott's Fairy-wrasse)
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. [311]) (Scott's Wrasse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 07-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |