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Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

Eightline Wrasse

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Eightline Wrasse, Eightstripe Wrasse, Eightlined Wrasse; German Achtlinien-Zwerglippfisch; French Labre Nain à Huit Lignes

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Ducie, Hawai‘i; n. to s.Japan; s. to New Caledonia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - uncommon (RR); Marine, near-shore, outer reef-slope about 20m

KEY FEATURES: Adults similar.

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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

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins, 1901
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Labroidei; LABRIDAE, Cheilinini

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: fieldphoto, 1/2001, SCUBA Matavera, J.Stoffers, ID M.Francis, variant with orange blotches;

References:
text p.182 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 94f Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.330 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.458 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 95-11 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 72-16 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....

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

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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
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