PSEUDOCHEILINUS OCTOTAENIA - (JENKINS, 1901)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Pseudocheilinus (Genus)
Labre à huit lignes, Eightstripe wrasse, Eightline wrasse, Eight-lined wrasse, Eight-line wrasse, Agstreep-lipvis, Ottelinjet læbefisk, Yasuji-nisemochino-uo, ヤスジニセモチノウオ,
Synonyme
Pseudocheilinus margaretae (Smith, 1956)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12 (usually: 11); Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9-10 (usually: 9); Pectoral fin rays: 14; Lateral line scales: 16-18 + 5-6; Body depth: 2.9-3.3 in SL. Margin of preopercle smooth. Max. length: 14.0 cm SL. Depth range: 2 - 50 m.
Color
A reddish to yellowish wrasse with about eight narrow purplish stripes along sides, the uppermost three stripes extending onto the head, small yellow spots on the cheek and gill cover, and sometimes large yellow blotches or dashes on the body.
Etymology
Pseudocheilinus: from Greek, pseudes = false + from Greek, cheilos = lip.
octotaenia: from Latin, octo = numeral eight + from Latin, taenia = ribbon, band, tapeworm. Referring to eight stripes following middle of longitudinal scale rows along body.
Original description: Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins, 1901 - Type locality: Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Natal (South Africa), Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Ducie (Pitcairn Group), north to southern Japan, south to Australia, New Caledonia Tonga and Austral Islands.
Biology
Inhabits among rubble or live corals of seaward reefs, usually in caves and crevices with rich invertebrate. Benthopelagic. Feeds mainly on benthic crustaceans, but also takes small mollusks, echinoids (sea urchins), fish eggs, and crab larvae. The pseudocheiline wrasses are distinct from all other labrids in having the central portion of the scleral cornea bisected into two subequal portions.
Last update: 19, April 2022
Labre à huit lignes, Eightstripe wrasse, Eightline wrasse, Eight-lined wrasse, Eight-line wrasse, Agstreep-lipvis, Ottelinjet læbefisk, Yasuji-nisemochino-uo, ヤスジニセモチノウオ,
Synonyme
Pseudocheilinus margaretae (Smith, 1956)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12 (usually: 11); Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9-10 (usually: 9); Pectoral fin rays: 14; Lateral line scales: 16-18 + 5-6; Body depth: 2.9-3.3 in SL. Margin of preopercle smooth. Max. length: 14.0 cm SL. Depth range: 2 - 50 m.
Color
A reddish to yellowish wrasse with about eight narrow purplish stripes along sides, the uppermost three stripes extending onto the head, small yellow spots on the cheek and gill cover, and sometimes large yellow blotches or dashes on the body.
Etymology
Pseudocheilinus: from Greek, pseudes = false + from Greek, cheilos = lip.
octotaenia: from Latin, octo = numeral eight + from Latin, taenia = ribbon, band, tapeworm. Referring to eight stripes following middle of longitudinal scale rows along body.
Original description: Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins, 1901 - Type locality: Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Natal (South Africa), Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Ducie (Pitcairn Group), north to southern Japan, south to Australia, New Caledonia Tonga and Austral Islands.
Biology
Inhabits among rubble or live corals of seaward reefs, usually in caves and crevices with rich invertebrate. Benthopelagic. Feeds mainly on benthic crustaceans, but also takes small mollusks, echinoids (sea urchins), fish eggs, and crab larvae. The pseudocheiline wrasses are distinct from all other labrids in having the central portion of the scleral cornea bisected into two subequal portions.
Last update: 19, April 2022