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Gnathodentex aurolineatus

Taraki‘i

Yellowspot Emperor

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Yellowspot Emperor, Gold-lined Sea-Bream, Golden-lined Seaperch; German Leuchfleck-Strassenkehrer; French Empereur Strié, Perche d'Or

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Taraki‘i (RR AK), Tūtae ‘Āuri (MG MT), Matimati (AT MK), Tarakii (PL), Talakī (TS), Tarakī (TW), Mūlongalonga (PK); Other Polynesian - Maene (TAH), Taaki / Tahithi (MQA), Takari (MVA)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to Norfolk.

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; PLUS: S.Group and N.Group; in lagoons and on outer reef-slope; Marine, near-shore

KEY FEATURES: To 25cm SL.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
	P-inf	^P			^++++	+++

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
			P		+++

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Gnathodentex aurolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
SYNONYMS: Gnathodentex aureolineatus [common misspelling]; Sparus aureo-lineatus [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; LETHRINIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Cooks: Carpenter & Allen 1989, FAO Spec. Synop. #125 (v.9). Atiu: field-specimen, College collection, 10/2000, ID GMcC. Aitutaki: field-specimen, NBSAP School, 12/2000, ID GM. Palmerston: Photo20 (G&S85); listed (Preston95). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Gnathodentex aurolineatus. Suwarrow: field ID N.Sims (Sims EIA99).

References:
Special Reference: Carpenter & Allen 1989. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (Lethrinidae)... FAO Spec. Synop. #125 (v.9).

text p.143 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 55d Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.197 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.298 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 52-02 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 48-01 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 561 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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