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Stethojulis bandanensis

Karore

Redshoulder Wrasse

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Redshoulder Wrasse, Bluelined Wrasse, Orange-axil Wrasse; German Rotschulter-Regenbogenjunker; French Labre de Tahiti, Girelle à Lignes Bleues

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Karore (RR AT MK MT AK), Pa‘opa‘o (MG), Pātakotako (TS TW), Patakotako (MH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Cocos - Pitcairn; n. to s.Japan; s. to Lord Howe - Rapa

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

KEY FEATURES: To 13cm SL.(RM91) [ 13cm - GBR]

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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: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
					+++

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

Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851)
SYNONYMS: Julis bandanensis [O]; Halichoeres bandanensis

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

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Mangaia: Teruapuºi, Keia District, reef-pool 0-2m CAS73347/ reef-pool 0m, CAS73348 (DSM58). Suwarrow: field ID N.Sims (Sims EIA99).

References:
text p.188 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 101d Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.334 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.455 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 102-10 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 77-10 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 805 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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