Species Pseudolabrus rubicundus (Macleay, 1881)
Rosy Wrasse, Rosy Parrot Fish, Rosy Parrotfish
- Labrichthys rubicunda Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 6(1): 1-138 pls 1-2 [89].
Type data:
Holotype MMUS F923, Tasmania.Type locality references:
Russell, B.C. & A.C. Gill 2012. The status of Pseudolabrus psittaculus (Richardson) and use of the name Pseudolabrus rubricundus (Macleay) for this species. Cybium 36(2): 353-356 [355] (original type locality given as King George Sound, Western Australia, found to be incorrect). - Labrus psittaculus Richardson, J. 1840. On some new species of fishes from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8: 25-30 [26] [a primary homonym of Labrus psittaculus Lacépède, 1801].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Port Arthur, TAS. - Labrichthys mortonii Johnston, R.M. 1885. Observations on six rare fishes recently captured in Tasmanian waters. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1884: 252-256 [256] [as Labrichthus Mortoni].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Derwent River, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Russell, B.C. & A.C. Gill 2012. The status of Pseudolabrus psittaculus (Richardson) and use of the name Pseudolabrus rubricundus (Macleay) for this species. Cybium 36(2): 353-356
Generic Combinations
- Pseudolabrus mortoni (Johnston, 1885) [used in place of P. psittacula prior to the re-discovery of the type specimen of Labrichthys rubicunda, see Introduction]. —
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. [1409] (changed combination) - Tautoga psittacila (Richardson, 1840). —
Bleeker, P. 1855. Over eenige visschen van Van Diemensland. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen [Verh. Akad. Amsterdam] 2: 1-31 fig. 1 [13] - Pseudolabrus psittaculus (Richardson, 1840). —
Bleeker, P. 1862. Notices ichthyologiques. 5. Sur une nouvelle espèce de pseudolabre (Güntheri) de la Nouvelle Hollande. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 14: 130-133 [131] (changed combination) - Pseudolabrus rubicundus (Macleay, 1881). —
Gill, T.N. 1892. On the genera Labrichthys and Pseudolabrus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14(861): 395-404 [dated 1891] [402] (changed combination)
Russell, B.C. & A.C. Gill 2012. The status of Pseudolabrus psittaculus (Richardson) and use of the name Pseudolabrus rubricundus (Macleay) for this species. Cybium 36(2): 353-356
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pseudolabrus miles (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [misidentification, in part, P. miles restricted to New Zealand]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1913. Studies in Australian fishes, No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum 9(3): 355-389 figs 54-55 pls 12-20 [372]
Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [306]
Introduction
This species was originally described as Labrus psittaculus (Richardson, 1840), however Parenti and Randall (2000) noted that this name is preoccupied by Labrus psittaculus Lacepède, 1801 [=Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791)]. Although the next available name is Labrichthys rubicunda, Allen et al. 2006 recognised the species as another junior synonym, Pseudolabrus mortonii (Johnson 1885). They placed L. rubicunda as incertae cedis due to the absence of type specimens, and stating “this name is at best a nomen dubium, as the species does not occur in Western Australia [purported type location], and the description is not consistent with this south-eastern Australian species.”Russell & Gill (2012) resurrected P. rubicundus after locating the holotype at the Macleay Museum, Sydney. They determined that L. rubicunda is conspecific with P. mortoni, and found the type locality to be Tasmania, and not King George Sound, WA, as had been widely reported. The species has now been recorded as far west as off Albany, WA.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Dee Why, Sydney, NSW (33°44'S, 151°26'E) to off Albany, WA (35°22'S, 117°12'E) and coastal TAS; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
2 - 218 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. [1409] (as Pseudolabrus mortonii)
Edgar, G.J., Last, P.R. & Wells, M.W. 1982. Coastal Fishes of Tasmania and Bass Strait. Hobart : Cat & Fiddle Press 175 pp. [104] (as P. psittaculus)
Gomon, M.F. &. Russell, B.C. 1994. Family Labridae. pp. 675-699 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [697] (as P. psittaculus)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [86, 137] (as Pseudolabrus psittaculus)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [273] (as P. psittaculus)
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. (as P. psittaculus)
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [233] (as P. psittaculus)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [410] (as P. psittaculus)
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
Russell, B.C. 1988. Revision of the labrid fish genus Pseudolabrus and allied genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 9: 1-72 [34] (as Pseudolabrus psittaculus)
Russell, B.C. & A.C. Gill 2012. The status of Pseudolabrus psittaculus (Richardson) and use of the name Pseudolabrus rubricundus (Macleay) for this species. Cybium 36(2): 353-356
Russell, B.C. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Labridae. pp. 638-659 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [657] (as Pseudolabrus psittaculus)
Waite, E.R. 1921. Illustrated catalogue of the fishes of South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2(1): 1-208 293 figs pl. 1 [128] (as Pseudolabrus psittaculus)
Common Name References
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [410] (Rosy Parrotfish)
Pollard, J. (ed.) 1980. G.P. Whitley's Handbook of Australian Fishes. North Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd 629 pp. [257] (Rosy Parrot Fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [410]) (Rosy Wrasse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 24-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |