Species Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Cheek-ring Wrasse, Cheekring Wrasse, Circle-cheek Wrasse, Spotted-finned Rainbow-fish
- Julis miniatus Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1839. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 13 505 pp. pls 369-388. [460] [ex Kuhl & Van Hasselt manuscript].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 2235, Java; MNHP A-9123, Java; MNHP A-9124 2 specimens, Java; RMNH D1363 1 specimen, dry, Java; RMNH 2200 2 specimens, Java. - Pseudojulis murrayensis 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 [882].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Murray Island, Great Barrier Reef.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kuiter, R.H. & Randall, J.E. 1981. Three look-alike Indo-Pacific labrid fishes, Halichoeres margaritaceus, H. nebulosus and H. miniatus. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 8(1): 13-18 figs 1-10 [16]
Generic Combinations
- Halichoeres (Octocynodon) miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839). —
Fowler, H.W. 1904. A collection of fishes from Sumatra. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 12(4): 495-560 pls 1-21 [535] (changed combination as type species of genus Octocynodon (originally as sub-genus of Halichoeres)) - Halichoeres miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839). —
Bleeker, P. 1862. Synonyma Labroideorum Indo-archipelagicorum hucusque observatorum revisa, adjectis specierum novarum descriptionibus. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 13: 274-308 [287] (changed combination) - Octocynodon miniatus (Valenciennes, 1839). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [51]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Yorke Islands, Torres Strait (9°44'S, 142°E) to Hervey Bay (24°57'S, 152°52'E), QLD, also Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°14'S, 122°55'E); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
1 - 7 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. [1392]
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [273] (as Octocynodon miniatus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [314] (also 315 as Pseudojulis murrayensis)
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 [22]
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] (1694 as Octocynodon miniatus, also 1708 as Pseudojulis murrayensis)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. (Cheekring Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [290] (Cheek-ring Wrasse)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [306] (Spotted-finned Rainbow-fish)
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. [319] (Circle-cheek Wrasse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cheek-ring Wrasse)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 16-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |