Species Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & Russell, 1977
Long Green Wrasse, Elongate Wrasse
- Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling, A.M. & Russell, B.C. 1977. The labrid fish genus Pseudojuloides with description of a new species. The Australian Zoologist 19(2): 169-178 figs 1-10 [174, figs 4-6, 8-10].
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ P.6153, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand, 12 m. [35°28.5'S, 174°44'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.17033–036; WAM P.25110–001; AM I.17735-008; AM I.17743-004 3 specimens; AM I.17767-001 6 specimens; AM I.17800-001 3 specimens; AM I.18772-001; BPBM 18022; NMNZ P.6154-6157 4 specimens; NSMT (TMBS 750819-1); WAM P.25110-001 3 specimens; WAM P.25318-007; WAM P.25318-008.Secondary source:
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 [553] (redescription).
Introduction
This name was previously applied to similar species from Western Australia and southern Japan. Kuiter (2010) treated the WA and Japanese populations as undescribed species and this was confirmed by the molecular and morphological results presented by Tea et al. (2020) who established that all three populations are separate species.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cape Moreton, QLD (26°59'S) to Montague Island, NSW (36°15'S), also Norfolk Island; tropical, temperate, west Pacific (New Zealand)
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- 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]
- 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. 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. 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]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [326]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Adjacent weed bottoms and kelp beds. 0 - 25 m.
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., 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. [1408] (including P. crux & P. paradiseus (Japan), a misidentification in part)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [39]
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [185] (disputed occurrence in Japan)
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [338] (restricted to east coast of Australia with Pseudojuloides sp 3 (WA), and Pseudojuloides sp 4 (Japan) considered separate species.)
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 [36]
Russell, B.C. 2015. Tribe Julidini and Tribe Pseudolabrini. pp. 1374-1403 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. (eds). The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 4 pp. 1153-1748. [1386]
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
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. [2417] (Elongate Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [292] (Long Green Wrasse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Long Green Wrasse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2023 | LABRIDAE | 14-Mar-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 21-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |