Species Coris bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982
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- Coris bulbifrons Randall, J.E. & Kuiter, R.H. 1982. Three new labrid fishes of the genus Coris from the western Pacific. Pacific Science 36(2): 159-173 figs 1-5 [168, pl. 2A-C, figs 3-5].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 14869, Lord Howe Island.
Paratype(s) AM I.1947; BMNH 1981.2.11.2; BPBM 14845; USNM 225236; AM I.1957 2 specimens; AM I.1958; AM I.4644; AM I.7055; AM I.13678; AM I.15874-001; AM I.17359-021; AM I.17360-016; AM I.17361-003; AM I.17371-017; AM I.17393-005; AM I.17368-028; AM I.17369-014; AM I.20268-016; AM IA.935 2 specimens; AM IA.2419; AM IB.6402; AM IB.5520; AM IB.5521; AM IB.6389; AM IB.6436; BPBM 14881.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Coris aygula Lacépède, 1801 [misidentification]. —
Ogilby, J.D. 1889. The reptiles and fishes of Lord Howe Island. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 2(3): 51-74 pls 2-3 [68] - Coris cyanea Macleay, 1883 [misidentification]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1937. The Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8(4): 199-231 figs 13-14 [227] (Middleton Reef)
Whitley, G.P. 1951. Studies in Ichthyology No. 15. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 389-408 figs 1-14 [401] (Lord Howe Island)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Primarily recorded from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, but also occasionally recorded from the NSW coast between Byron Bay (28°38'S, 153°37'E) and Sydney (33°50'S, 151°16'E), also Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs; temperate, south-west Pacific.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- 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]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [165]
- Gill, A.C. & Reader, S.E. 1992. Fishes. pp. 90-93, 193-228 in Hutchings, P. (ed.). Reef Biology. A Survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific. Canberra : Australian National Parks Vol. 3, Kowari 230 pp. [216]
- Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [159] (images of juveniles collected in Sydney)
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Osborne, K. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve, December 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Sciences 64 pp. [48]
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
1 - 20 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]
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [240] (as Coris sp.)
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 [18]
Russell, B.C. 2015. Tribe Julidini and Tribe Pseudolabrini. pp. 1374-1403 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. (eds). The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 4 pp. 1153-1748. [1380]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [240] (Doubleheader)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [298] (Double Header)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Doubleheader)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 10-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |