Pseudojuloides

Pseudojuloides
Pseudojuloides elongatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Julidinae
Genus: Pseudojuloides
Fowler, 1949
Type species
Pseudojulis cerasina
Snyder, 1904

Pseudojuloides is a genus of wrasses commonly referred to as pencil wrasses. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

Image Species Common name
Pseudojuloides argyreogaster

(Günther, 1867)
Pseudojuloides atavai

J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981

 Polynesian pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides cerasinus

(Snyder, 1904)

 Small-tail pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides edwardi

Victor & J. E. Randall, 2014

 Mombasa pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides elongatus

Ayling & B. C. Russell, 1977

 Long-green pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides erythrops

J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981

 Red-eye pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides kaleidos

Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995

 Kaleidos pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides labyrinthus

Victor & J. M. B. Edward, 2016

 Labyrinth pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides mesostigma

J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981

 Side-spot pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides polackorum

Connell, Victor & J. E. Randall, 2015
Pseudojuloides polynesica

Victor, 2017

 Polynesian pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides pyrius

J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981
Pseudojuloides severnsi

Bellwood & J. E. Randall, 2000

 Severns' pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides splendens

Victor, 2017

 Splendid pencil wrasse
Pseudojuloides xanthomos

J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981
Pseudojuloides zeus

Victor & J. M. B. Edward, 2015

 Zeus pencil wrasse

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pseudojuloides". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudojuloides". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Victor, B.C.; Randall, J.E. (2014). "Pseudojuloides edwardi, n. sp. (Perciformes: Labridae): an example of evolution of male-display phenotype outpacing divergence in mitochondrial genotype" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 11: 1–12.
  4. ↑ Victor, B.C.; Edward, J.M.B. (2016). "Pseudojuloides labyrinthus, a new labrid fish (Teleostei: Labridae) from the western Indian Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 21: 58–70.
  5. ↑ Connell, A.D.; Victor, B.C.; Randall, J.E. (2015). "A new species of Pseudojuloides (Perciformes: Labridae) from the south-western Indian Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 14: 49–56.
  6. ↑ Victor, B.C.; Edward, J.M.B. (2015). "Pseudojuloides zeus, a new deep-reef wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 15: 41–52.