Pseudojuloides atavai

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: Pseudojuloides
Species: Pseudojuloides atavai

Name

Pseudojuloides atavai Randall & Randall, 1981

Holotype: BPBM 16902. [Paratypes: AMS I.21716-001 (1), I.21717-001 (1); BMNH 1980.9.17.3 (1); BPBM 6913 (2), 9088 (2), 12955 (1), 13527 (1), 13696 (1); CAS 46961 (1); MNHN 1979-0670 (1); USNM 222675-76 (1, 1)].

Type locality: Off West harbor, Pitcairn Island, depth 23 meters.

References

Randall, J.E. & H.A. Randall 1981: A revision of the labrid fish genus Pseudojuloides, with descriptions of five new species. Pacific Science, 35 (1): 51–74, col. pls. 1-3 as figs. 2-14.
Westneat, M.W. 2001: Family Labridae. In: Carpenter & Niem 2001. Species identification guide for fishery purposes. Bony fishes part 4. 6: 3381–3467, Pls. I-V.
Pseudojuloides atavai in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Polynesian Wrasse