Species Cirrhilabrus punctatus Randall & Kuiter, 1989
Finespot Wrasse, Black-finned Wrasse, Dotted Wrasse, Fine-spotted Fairy-wrasse, Fine-spotted Wrasse, Small-spotted Wrasse
- Cirrhilabrus punctatus Randall, J.E. & Kuiter, R.H. 1989. Cirrhilabrus punctatus, a new species of labrid fish from the southeastern Pacific. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 16(2): 43-50 [44, figs 1-7].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.28902–001, One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, 2 m.
Paratype(s) AM I.22576–022 2 specimens; BPBM 14899; CAS 66544; USNM 303161; AM I.17380-004; AM I.17744-005; AM I.18767-008 6 specimens; AM I.22583-020 3 specimens; BMNH 1989.5.24.1-2 2 specimens; BPBM 11396; BPBM 11407 5 specimens; BPBM 14380; BPBM 14496 9 specimens; BPBM 14520 6 specimens; BPBM 14572; BPBM 14899 4 specimens; BPBM ?15956; BPBM 20867; BPBM 27084 2 specimens; BPBM 27104 5 specimens; BPBM 30231 5 specimens; BPBM 30270 6 specimens; BPBM 31116 9 specimens; BPBM 31127 2 specimens; BPBM 31136 2 specimens; BPBM 31143; BPBM 32835 4 specimens; BPBM 33507 3 specimens; BPBM 33550 2 specimens; QM I.14925; QM 15572 6 specimens; ROM 50159 16 specimens; ROM 50162 4 specimens; ROM 50165 2 specimens; USNM 216525 2 specimens; USNM 238840 9 specimens; USNM 238843 20 specimens; USNM 303160 3 specimens; WAM P.27073-024.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cirrhilabrus 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 [418]
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 [96]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Boot Reef, northeast of Cape York, QLD (9°58'S, 144°42'E) to Sydney, NSW (33°50'S, 151°17'E) with juveniles as far south as Montague Island, NSW (36°15'S, 150°14'E), also Lihou Reefs (17°21'S, 151°46'E) and Coringa-Herald Reefs (ca. 17°05'S, 149°50'E), Coral Sea, and Elizabeth Reef (29°56'S, 159°01'E) and Lord Howe Island (31°35'S, 159°05'E), Tasman Sea, NSW; tropical, south-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Cape Province (20), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Choat, J.H., van Herwerden, L., Robbins, W.D., Hobbs, J.P. & Ayling, A.M. 2006. A report on the ecological surveys undertaken at Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, February 2006. Report by James Cook University to the Department of the Environment and Heritage. 65 pp. [57]
- 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 [164]
- 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) [325]
- 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]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
2 - 32 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. [1383]
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 [12]
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. [3400]
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [138] (Black-finned Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [197] (Fine-spotted Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [293] (Small-spotted Wrasse)
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [25] (Fine-spotted Fairy-wrasse)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [310] (Dotted Wrasse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Finespot Wrasse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 28-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |