Cook Islands Biodiversity & Natural Heritage
 

Halichoeres hortulanus

Pākoukou

Checkerboard Wrasse

Multimedia & Additional Resources

Type Description Download
Open this image in pop-up window Image: Adult 45KB
Play this file in Windows Media Player Video: Suwarrow (© G.Wragg) 562KB

General Information

COMMON NAMES: Checkerboard Wrasse; German Schachbrett-Junker; French Labre Échiquier, Lalo Damier

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Pākoukou / Pakou (RR), Kātiārangi / Pa‘opa‘o? (MG), Marari (AT MK), Moeone (MT), Karore (AK), Pātakotako (TS TW), Patakotako (MH), Paleo (PK)

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

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group and N.Group. PLUS:; Marine, near-shore, lagoons and inner reef areas

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Poor foodfish

KEY FEATURES: To 27cm SL.

Enlarged Image of 'Halichoeres hortulanus'

Cook Islands Distribution

View Distribution Map View Distribution Map

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

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

Key to Symbols

Scientific Taxonomy

Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
SYNONYMS: Halichoeres centriquadrus; Labrus hortulanus [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Labroidei; LABRIDAE, Julidini

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: Photo 30m depth Nikao, ID J.E.Randall "perhaps H. hortulanus" (Sims88). Mangaia: specimen, College, 9/2000, ID GMcC. Palmerston: Photo53 as Halichoeres centriquadrus (G&S85), reID N.Sims (Sims88). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Halichoeres hortulanus. Suwarrow: Photo I.P., ID N.Sims, confirmed Randall (Sims88 & EIA99).

References:
text p.185 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 97f Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.317 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.445 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 98-01 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 75-03 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. p411 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. Copy citation to system clipboard
Please refer to our use policy.


Search Biodiversity Database Biodiversity Database

More Options | Help
My List My List

 

 


Copyright © 2007 (July) The Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, all rights reserved.
Copyright & Use Policy