Species Notolabrus parilus (Richardson, 1850)
Brownspotted Wrasse, Brown Spotted Wrasse, Brown-spotted Parrotfish, Brown-spotted Wrasse, Orange-spotted Wrasse, Orangespotted Wrasse
- Tautoga parila Richardson, J. 1850. Notices of Australian fish. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 18: 58-77 figs 1-3 [70] [derivation for Aboriginal name Peril for this fish, treated as an adjective].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1846.1.31.75, King George Sound, WA. - Labrichthys punctulata 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. [118].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1847.6.17.49 skin, Swan River, WA; BMNH 1847.6.17.50 skin, Swan River, WA. - Labrichthys bostockii Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 8. Fishes of Western Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 123-149 [137].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Fremantle, WA. - Labrichthys edelensis Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 8. Fishes of Western Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 123-149 [137].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Fremantle, WA. - Labrichthys rubra Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne. [37].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.8882 3 specimens, Swan River, WA; NMV 60130 (formerly NMV 51848), Swan River, WA. - Labrichthys unicolor Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne. [37].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, WA. - Labrichthys convexus Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne. [38].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Swan River, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Russell, B.C. 1988. Revision of the labrid fish genus Pseudolabrus and allied genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 9: 1-72 [13]
Generic Combinations
- Pseudolabrus bostockii (Castelnau, 1873). —
Gill, T.N. 1892. On the genera Labrichthys and Pseudolabrus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14(861): 395-404 [dated 1891] [402] (changed combination) - Pseudolabrus convexus (Castelnau, 1875). —
Gill, T.N. 1892. On the genera Labrichthys and Pseudolabrus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14(861): 395-404 [dated 1891] [402] (changed combination) - Notolabrus parilus (Richardson, 1850). —
Russell, B.C. 1988. Revision of the labrid fish genus Pseudolabrus and allied genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 9: 1-72 [13] (changed combination) - Pseudolabrus parilus (Richardson, 1850). —
Gill, T.N. 1892. On the genera Labrichthys and Pseudolabrus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14(861): 395-404 [dated 1891] [401] (changed combination) - Pseudolabrus punctulatus (Günther, 1862). —
Gill, T.N. 1892. On the genera Labrichthys and Pseudolabrus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14(861): 395-404 [dated 1891] [401] (changed combination) - Pseudolabrus unicolor (Castelnau, 1875). —
Gill, T.N. 1892. On the genera Labrichthys and Pseudolabrus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14(861): 395-404 [dated 1891] [402] (changed combination)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Portsea, VIC (38°19'S, 144°43'E) to Dirk Hartog Island, WA (25°29'S, 112°58'E); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, J.B. 1990. Fish survey of South Passage, Shark Bay, Western Australia. pp. 263-278 in Berry, P.F., Bradshaw, S.D. & Wilson, B.R. (eds). Research in Shark Bay: Report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [273]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [53]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.). The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [250]
- 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 [269]
- Hutchins, J.B. 2005. Checklist of marine fishes of Recherche Archipelago and adjacent mainland waters. pp. 425-449 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Kendrick, G.A. (eds). Proceedings of the Twelfth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Esperance, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [443]
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. [1401]
Gomon, M.F. &. Russell, B.C. 1994. Family Labridae. pp. 675-699 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [690]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [39]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [311] (as Pseudolabrus parilus, and as Pseudolabrus punctulatus, P. unicolor, p308 as P. convexus and p310 as P. bostockii)
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 [31]
Russell, B.C. 1988. Revision of the labrid fish genus Pseudolabrus and allied genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 9: 1-72 [13]
Russell, B.C. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Labridae. pp. 638-659 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [651]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [51] (1670, as Pseudolabrus parilus, and 1671 as Pseudolabrus punctulatus, 1672 as P. unicolor, 1661 as P. convexus and 1665 as P. bostockii)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2391] (Brown Spotted Wrasse)
Edgar, G.J. 2000. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland Revised Edn, 544 pp. [479] (Orange-spotted Wrasse)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [691] (Brown-spotted Wrasse, Orangespotted Wrasse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Brownspotted Wrasse)
Thomson, J.M. 1978. A Field Guide to the Common Sea & Estuary Fishes of Non-tropical Australia. Sydney : Collins 144 pp. [119] (Brown-spotted Parrotfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 22-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |