Species Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1857)
Variegated Wrasse, Batu Coris, Batu Rainbow-wrasse, Pallid Wrasse, Schroeder's Coris, Schroeder's Rainbow Wrasse, Variegated Rainbowfish, Yellow Wrasse
- Julis (Halichoeres) batuensis Bleeker, P. 1857. Derde Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Batoe-eilanden. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 12: 229-242 [240].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1864.5.15.34 (poor condition), Batu Islands, Indonesia. - Julis (Halichoeres) schroederii Bleeker, P. 1858. Negende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae 3: 1-6 [2] [as Julis (Halichoeres) Schroederii].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Ambon, Indonesia. - Coris pallida Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 6(1): 1-138 pls 1-2 [100].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.16362–001 (MAMU F893), Endeavour River, Qld. - Coris coronata De Vis, C.W. 1885. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(4): 869-887 [883].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Murray Island, QLD. - Platyglossus punctatus De Vis, C.W. 1885. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(4): 869-887 [885].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.84, Murray Island, QLD. - Coris papuensis Macleay, W.J. 1883. Contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of New Guinea. No. 4. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(2): 252-280 [275].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.16363-001 (ex MAMU F898), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Randall, J.E. 1999. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 29: 1-74 pls 1-7 pls 1-22 [16]
Generic Combinations
- Hemicoris batuensis (Bleeker, 1857). —
Bleeker, P. 1862. Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néerlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néerlandais. Tome 1. Scaroïdes et Labroïdes. Amsterdam : Fréd. Müller 168 pp. pls 1-48. [107] (changed combination)
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [305] (Hemicoris as a valid genus, removed from synonymy with Coris) - Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1857). —
Günther, A. 1862. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 4 534 pp. [199] (changed combination) - Hemicoris schroederii (Bleeker, 1857). —
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [304] (changed combination, treated as valid for records from the western Pacific) - Coris schroederii (Bleeker, 1858). —
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [164] (changed combination cited)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Coris variegata (Rüppell, 1835) [misidentification, species now regarded as a Red Sea endemic]. —
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [97] - Hemicoris variegata Rüppell, 1835 [a misidentification, C. batuensis frequently treated as a junior synonym of C. variegata]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [51] (1652)
Introduction
Kuiter (2010) placed this species in the genus Hemicoris which he resurrected from synonymy with Coris. He also recognised Hemicoris schroederii (Bleeker 1858) as valid for records of this species from the western Pacific, with C. batuensis restricted to the Indian Ocean. We follow the revision of Randall (1999) until the changes of Kuiter (2010) can be more fully resolved.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott Reef, WA (14°12'S, 121°47'E), Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°13'S, 122°58'E) and Murray Island, QLD (9°56'S, 144°04'E) to Camp Cove, Sydney Harbour, NSW (33°50S, 151°16'E), and Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, Tasman Sea; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [83] (as C. schroederi)
- 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]
- Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. and Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 [193]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
1-34 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. [1385]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 [268]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [39]
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [744]
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [164] (as Coris schroederii)
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [305] (as Hemicoris batuensis, and also as Hemicoris schroederii)
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 [14]
Randall, J.E. 1999. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 29: 1-74 pls 1-7 pls 1-22 [16-18]
Randall, J.E. 2013. Seven new species of labrid fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, and Pteragogus) from the Western Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 7: 1-43 [8]
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]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [51] (1653, as Hemicoris variegata)
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] (Variegated Wrasse)
Fishbase 2012. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org. (Batu Coris)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [438] (Yellow Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [299] (Variegated Rainbowfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [164] (Batu Rainbow-wrasse, Schroeder's Rainbow Wrasse)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [308] (Pallid 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. [313] (Schroeder's Coris)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Variegated Wrasse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 28-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |