Halichoeres melasmapomus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Species: Halichoeres melasmapomus

Name

Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall, 1981

Holotype: BPBM 16899. [Paratypes: AMS I.21502-001 (1); ANSP 134490-91 (1, 9); BPBM 9101 (2), 9631 (1), 11872 (1), 12178 (1), 13671 (1), 13724 (1), 13836 (1), 14981 (1), 16702 (2), 17552 (2), 18466 (1), 19615 (1), 19627 (3), 19960 (1), 22070 (1), 22961 (2), 24112 (1); CAS 39122 (1); MNHN 1976-134 (1); USNM 219866 (1); WAM P.25233-006 (1)].

Type locality: Reef on northern side off Gannet Ridge, Pitcairn Island, depth 40-44 meters.

References

• Randall, J.E. 1981: Two new Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Halichoeres, with notes on other species of the genus. Pacific Science, 34(4) [1980]: 415–432, 4 col pls.
• Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1–97.
• Halichoeres melasmapomus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Cheekspot Wrasse