Species Pseudojuloides crux Tea, Gill & Senou, 2020
Stellate Pencil Wrasse
- Pseudojuloides crux Tea, Y-K., Gill, A.C. & Senou, H. 2020. Two new species of Pseudojuloides from Western Australia and southern Japan, with a redescription of Pseudojuloides elongatus (Teleostei: Labridae. Copeia 108(3): 551-569 [557].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25368-001 ♂ 100.7 mm SL, lagoon reef off Tantabiddy Creek, North-West Cape, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM P.25110-001 3 87.0-97.3 mm SL (also paratypes of P. elongatus), Kendrew Island, Dampier Archipelago, WA [20°28.5'S, 116°32'E]; WAM P.25318-007, -008 104.9 - 111.4 mm SL (also paratypes of P. elongatus), Batavia wreck, Wallabi Group, Houtman Abrohlos Islands, WA; WAM P.25825-002 74.1 mm SL, South Murion Island, WA; WAM P.25368-038 3, 79.2–103.8 mm SL, same data as Holotype; WAM P.25826-040 65.6 mm SL, South Murion Island, WA; WAM P.26649-004 96.6 mm SL, south-east of Monkey Rock, South Passage, Shark Bay, WA [26°09'S, 113°10'E]; AM I.48996-001 97.7 mm SL, southwest of Eaglehawk Island, Dampier Archipelago, WA.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pseudojuloides sp. 3. —
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [338] (Kuiter (2010) treated the Western Australian and Japanese populations as undescribed species.)
Introduction
This species was previously treated as Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & Russell, 1977 but, as suggested by Kuiter (2010), shown to be a different species based on the molecular and morphological results of Tea et al. (2020).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos Islands (28°30'S) to Dampier Archipelago (20°28'S), WA; tropical, east Indian Ocean
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)
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] (as P. elongatus)
- 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] (as P. elongatus)
- Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [472] (as P. elongatus)
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [194] (including P. crux & P. paradiseus (Japan), a misidentification in part)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [120] (as P. elongatus)
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [338] (as Pseudojuloides sp 3)
Common Name References
Tea, Y-K., Gill, A.C. & Senou, H. 2020. Two new species of Pseudojuloides from Western Australia and southern Japan, with a redescription of Pseudojuloides elongatus (Teleostei: Labridae. Copeia 108(3): 551-569 [557] (Stellate Pencil Wrasse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABRIDAE | 18-Jan-2023 | ADDED |