Species Novaculops pastellus (Randall, Earle & Rocha, 2008)

Museums

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External Links

• Xyrichtys pastellus Randall, J.E., Earle, J.E. & Rocha, L.A. 2008. Xyrichtys pastellus, a new razorfish from the southwest Pacific, with discussion of the related X. sciistius and X. woodi. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 14(3): 149-158 [150, Figs. 1-3].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.43850-001, Lord Howe Island, near Admiralty Islands [ca. 31°28'S, 159°04'E].
  Paratype(s) BPBM 14758, Lord Howe Island, reef west of Mt. Lidgbird, 25m.; BPBM 35027, New South Wales, Middleton Reef, off entrance to lagoon west of wreck of Japanese longliner, sand channel, 10m.; USNM 393157, New South Wales, Elizabeth Reef, north side, 14m.; AM I.44600-001 male, New South Wales, Elizabeth Reef, north side, 14m.

 

Generic Combinations

• Novaculops pastellus (Randall, Earle & Rocha, 2008). —
  Randall, J.E. 2013. Seven new species of labrid fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, and Pteragogus) from the Western Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 7: 1-43 [2] (changed combination cited)

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Novaculops sp. —
  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]
  Francis, M.P. & Randall, J.E. 1993. Further additions to the fish faunas of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 118-135 figs 1-22 pls 1-4 [122, pl. II]
• Hemipteronotus sp. —
  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]
• Novaculops woodi Jenkins, 1901 [treated as a senior synonym of N. pastellus]. —
  Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [383]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from Lord Howe Island, Elizabeth and Middleton reefs, Tasman Sea (see type data); temperate, southwest Pacific.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore marine, sandy bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

10-25 m

 

General References

Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [383] (as Novaculops woodi)

Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2011. Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 13: 29-44 [37]

Randall, J.E. 2013. Seven new species of labrid fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, and Pteragogus) from the Western Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 7: 1-43 [22]

 

Common Name References

Randall, J.E. 2013. Seven new species of labrid fishes (Coris, Iniistius, Macropharyngodon, Novaculops, and Pteragogus) from the Western Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 7: 1-43 [23] (Lord Howe Sandy)

Yeeting, B., Rocha, L. & Russell, B. 2010. Xyrichtys pastellus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. . Downloaded on 11 May 2012.. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/187629/0 (Pastel Razorfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	LABROIDEI	11-Jun-2013	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)