Species Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791)
Seagrass Wrasse
- Labrus macrolepidotus Bloch, M.E. 1791. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin : J. Morino Vol. 5 152 pp. pls 253-288. [135, pl. 284(2)].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 2633, East Indies.
Generic Combinations
- Hemipteronotus macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791) [generic name unavailable and is on rejected names list of International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature]. —
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [420] - Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791). —
Randall, J.E. & Earle, J.L. 2004. Novaculoides, a new genus for the Indo-Pacific labrid fish Novaculichthys macrolepidotus. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 8(1): 37-43 [39] (changed combination as type species of the genus Novaculoides) - Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791). —
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [198]
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [386]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA and North of Cape York, QLD (9°54'S, 144°03'E) to Seal Rocks, NSW (32°26'S, 152°32'E), also Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, and Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [14] (as Novaculichthys macrolepidotus)
- 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] (as Novaculichthys macrolepidotus)
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [215]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine, seagrass.
Extra Ecological Information
1 - 5 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [198] (as Novaculichthys macrolepidotus)
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. [1403]
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [295] (as Novaculichthys macrolepidotus)
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [386] (as Novaculichthys macrolepidotus)
Randall, J.E. & Earle, J.L. 2004. Novaculoides, a new genus for the Indo-Pacific labrid fish Novaculichthys macrolepidotus. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 8(1): 37-43 [40]
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. [3402] (as Novaculichthys macrolepidotus)
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [295] (Seagrass Wrasse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Seagrass Wrasse)
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) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |