Biology:Pseudolabrus guentheri

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Short description: Species of fish

Pseudolabrus guentheri
Pseudolabrus guentheri.jpg
Sleeping among ascidians
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudolabrus
Species:
P. guentheri
Binomial name
Pseudolabrus guentheri
Bleeker, 1862
Synonyms[2]
  • Labrichthys güntheri (Bleeker, 1862)
  • Labrichthys australis Steindachner, 1866
  • Pseudolabrus richardsonii Steindachner, 1867
  • Labrichthys dorsalis Macleay, 1881
  • Pseudolabrus dorsalis (Macleay, 1881)
  • Labrichthys melanura Macleay, 1881
  • Pseudolabrus melanurus (Macleay, 1881)
  • Labrichthys dux De Vis, 1883
  • Labrichthys cruentatus De Vis, 1885
  • Labrichthys sexlineatus De Vis, 1885
  • Labrichthys rex De Vis, 1885
  • Labrichthys maculatus De Vis, 1885

Pseudolabrus guentheri, or Gunther's wrasse, is a ray-finned fish from the wrasse family. It was named for Albert Günther.

Habitat

Gunther's wrasse is a marine species which inhabits rocky and coral reefs generally in shallow water up to 20m in depth.[3] The species feeds on small benthic crustaceans.[2]

Distribution

The species is exclusively known from subtropical eastern Australia, occurring in Queensland as far north as Lindeman Island, and in New South Wales as far south as Botany Bay.

Name

The specific name of this fish honours the British-German ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther 1830-1914).[2]

References

  1. Russell, B.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Pseudolabrus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187533A8560770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187533A8560770.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187533/8560770. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pseudolabrus guentheri" in FishBase. 10 2011 version.
  3. Westneat, M.W., 2001. Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.

Wikidata ☰ Q2120412 entry