Species Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, 1978
Kuiter's Wrasse, Ear-spot Wrasse, Kuiter's Leopard-wrasse
- Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, J.E. 1978. A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Macropharyngodon, with descriptions of five new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 28(4): 742-770 figs 1-6 [766, figs 5G-H].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 19632, Seal Rocks, NSW, 10 m. [31°26'S, 152°32'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.18093; MNHP 1976–4; CAS 34698; USNM 215261; BPBM 19596; BPBM 19633; BPBM 19906.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Arlington Reef off Cairns, QLD (16°42'S, 146°03'E) to Seal Rocks, NSW (32°26'S, 152°32'E) and juveniles to Sydney, NSW (33°53'S, 151°17'E), also offshore reefs of the Coral Sea from Flora Reef (16°45'S, 147°17'E) to Cato Reef (23°15'S, 155°33'E); tropical, temperate, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Thompson, A.A. 2003. Marine surveys undertaken in the Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve, March-April 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science 59 pp. [43]
- Oxley, W.G., Emslie, M., Muir, P. & Thompson, A.A. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve, March 2004. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science i-vii, 1-67 pp. [56]
- 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 [251]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
5 - 55 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. [1400]
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 [30]
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]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [187] (Ear-spot Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [283] (Kuiter's Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [146] (Kuiter's Leopard-wrasse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kuiter's Wrasse)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 20-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |