Species Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall, 2003
Blackbarred Wrasse
- Thalassoma nigrofasciatum Randall, J.E. 2003. Thalassoma nigrofasciatum, a new species of labrid fish from the south-west Pacific. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 7(1): 1-8 [3, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 14768, Phillips Point, Lord Howe Island, 7.5 m.
Paratype(s) AM I.33746-024; BPBM 11351; BPBM 14469 2 specimens; BPBM 31161; BPBM 33719 2 specimens; BPBM 31174; CAS 40164; USNM 323949 2 specimens; USNM 338735 4 specimens; USNM 362177; USNM 363206; BPBM 321742.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856). —
Yaakub, S.M., Bellwood, D.R., Herwerden, L. van & Walsh, F.M. 2006. Hybridization in coral reef fishes: Introgression and bi-directional gene exchange in Thalassoma (family Labridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 84-100 [87] (regarded as a junior synonym of T. jansenii)
Introduction
Tentatively we follow Randall (2003) in separating the eastern form previously identified as Thalassoma jansenii as a separate species Thalassoma nigrofasciatum. Bernardi et al. (2004) found no genetic difference and suggested that the two species might be identical. Yaakub et al. (2006) also found no genetic differences and regarded T. nigrofasciatum as a junior synonym of T. jansenii. Other workers have treated both as valid (Allen & Erdmann 2012), Further work is needed on the group. As a result of the different views on the validity of the species, the name T. jansenii has been widely used in museum identifications, visual sightings and ecological literature from eastern Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Boot Reef, Coral Sea (10°02'S) to Diamond Head NSW (31°44' S), Holmes Reef and Lihou Reef, Coral Sea, also Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands; tropical, south-west Pacific (Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Gill, A.C. & Reader, S.E. 1992. Fishes. pp. 90-93, 193-228 in Hutchings, P. (ed.). Reef Biology. A Survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific. Canberra : Australian National Parks Vol. 3, Kowari 230 pp. [218] (as Thalassoma jansenii)
- 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] (as Thalassoma jansenii)
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Osborne, K. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve, December 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Sciences 64 pp. [49] (as Thalassoma jansenii)
- 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] (as Thalassoma jansenii)
- 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 [102] (as Thalassoma janseni)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
0 - 15 m.
General References
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 [422] (as Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856))
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. [1414] (and 1415, in part, east coast distribution of T. jansenii)
Bernardi, G., Bucciarelli, G., Costagliola, D., Robertson, D.R. & Heiser, J.B. 2004. Evolution of coral reef fish Thalassoma spp. (Labridae). 1. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography. Marine Biology, Berlin 144: 369-375, 405 [405] (questioned validity)
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] (as Thalassoma jansenii)
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [745] (as T. janseni)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [317] (as Thalassoma jansenii, in part)
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 [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. [1393]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [51] (1724, as Thalassoma jansenii, in part)
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 |