Labridae, G.Cuvier, 1816

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 164-168

Labridae

(wrasses, parrotfishes)

Anampses lennardi Scott, 1959

Blue-and-yellow Wrasse

Anampses lennardi Scott, 1959: 86 (Point Samson, Western Australia).— Ramm 1997: 19 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Hoese et al. 2006: 1372 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Bodianus rubrisos Gomon, 2006

SOS Tuskfish

Bodianus rubrisos Gomon, 2006: 53–55 , fig. 34, pl. 5A–C (Singaraja fish market, Bali, Indonesia).— Gomon 2006: 53 (Arafura Sea, Northern Territory).

Evans Shoal; Arafura Sea; New Year Island.

Bodianus solatus Gomon, 2006

Sunburnt Tuskfish

Bodianus solatus Gomon, 2006: 90–91 , fig. 54, pl. 9C–D (North of Cape Lambert, WA).

Three lots from Evans Shoal area; N of New Year Island; S of Franklin Shoals.

New record for the NT (NTM S. 12626-002, S.13849-001, S.16298-001).

Cheilinus chlorourus ( Bloch, 1791)

Floral Maori Wrasse

Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791: 24 ( Japan) .

Wessel Islands; Truant Island (NTM S.13237-007, S.13243-007).

New record for the NT.

Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801

Tripletail Maori Wrasse

Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801: 529 , 537 ( Madagascar).

Cheilinus trilobatus — Waddy 1988: 49 (Groote Eylandt).

McCluer Island; East Bremer Island, Gove.

Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854)

Steephead Parrotfish

Scarus microrhinos Bleeker, 1854e: 200 (Batavia)

New record for the NT, based on video record by Victor Gomelyuk, at Cape Arnhem ( Fig. 15).

Choerodon cauteroma Gomon and Allen, 1987

Bluespotted Tuskfish

Choerodon sp. 1 — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 345 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]).

Choeorodon cauteroma Gomon and Allen, 1987: 25 (Exmouth Gulf).— Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1378 (NT; Arafura Sea).

Choerodon cephalotes ( Castelnau, 1875)

Purple Tuskfish

Chaerops cephalotes Castelnau, 1875: 39 (Cape York).

Choerodon cephalotes — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 344 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Pender et al. 1992: 69 (Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1378 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Groote Eylandt.

Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson, 1843)

Blue Tuskfish

Labrus cyanodus Richardson, 1843a: 355 (Port Essington).

Choerops cyanodon — Macleay 1878: 361 (Port Darwin).

Chaerops cyanodon — Zietz 1891: 2 (Northern Territory).

Choerodon olivaceus — McCulloch 1929: 320 (Northern Territory).

Choerodon cyanodus — McCulloch 1929: 319 (Northern Territory); Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 365 (NW side Channel Island; E of South Shell Island); Larson 1997: 37 (Field Island); Larson 1999b: 40 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 31 (Field Island); Larson 2000: 46 (Field Island); Parenti and Randall 2000: 10 (Black Point, Port Essington); Hoese et al. 2006: 1379 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Fisher and Calaby 2009: 34 (Black Point, Port Essington).

Darwin Harbour; Mjrunnga Island, Milingimbi. Vanderlin Island, Pellew Group (AMS material).

Choerodon monostigma Ogilby, 1910

Darkspot Tuskfish

Choirodon monostigma Ogilby, 1910b: 102 (off Pine Peak and Cape Gloucester, Qld).

Choerodon monostigma —Gloerfeldt-Tarp and Kailola 1984: 384 (10° 35'S 133° 45'E); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 344 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 69 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 365 (Darwin Harbour); Hoese et al. 2006: 1380 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Russell and Smit 2007: 253 (Kakadu).

Darwin Harbour; Field Island.

Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes, 1839)

Blackspot Tuskfish

Cossyphus Schoenleinii Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1839: 143 ( Indonesia). Choerops notatus — Macleay 1878: 362 (Port Darwin). Choerodon cyanostolus — McCulloch 1929: 319 (Northern Territory). Choerodon schoenleinii — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 344 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989:

83 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 365 (Darwin Harbour); Hoese et al. 2006: 1380 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Darwin Harbour; Coral Bay, Port Essington; East Bremer Island. Pellew Islands (AMS material).

Choerodon sugillatum Gomon, 1987 Wedgetail Tuskfish Choerodon sp. 2 — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 345 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]). Choerodon sugillatum Gomon, 1987: 19 (Cape Bedford, Queensland).— Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura

Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1381 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Arafura Sea.

Choerodon vitta Ogilby, 1910

Redstripe Tuskfish

Choerodon vitta Ogilby, 1910a: 13 (Aru Islands) .— Ramm 1997: 19 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Larson and Williams 1997: 365 (off Dudley Point; NW tip East Point); Hoese et al. 2006: 1381 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Dudley Point, East Point, Darwin Harbour; Table Head; Cotton Island; Marchinbar Island.

Choerodon zamboangae ( Seale and Bean, 1907)

Eyebrow Tuskfish

Choerops zamboangae Seale and Bean, 1907: 236 (Zamboanga, Philippines).

S of Evans Shoal (NTM S.15129-002).

New record for the NT.

Epibulus insidiator ( Pallas, 1770)

Slingjaw Wrasse

Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770: 41 (Java) .

Bremer Island (HKL sight record); Victor Gomelyuk video record from Gove ( Fig. 14).

New record for the NT.

Halichoeres melanochir Fowler and Bean, 1928

Orangefin Wrasse

Halichoeres melanochir Fowler and Bean, 1928: 264 ( Philippine Islands).

Nine NTM lots from Oxley Island; Sandy Island No. 2; Wigram Island; Rimbija Island; Bremer Island; Truant Island.

New record for the NT.

Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851)

Hoeven’s Wrasse

Julis (Halichoeres) melanurus Bleeker, 1851c: 251 (Banda Neira, Indonesia)

Sixteen NTM lots from Orontes Reef; Oxley Island; New Year Island; Wessel Islands; Truant Island. New record for the NT.

Halichoeres nigrescens ( Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Bubblefin Wrasse

Labrus nigrescens Bloch and Schneider, 1801: 263 (no locality).

Platyglossus immaculatus immaculatus Macleay, 1878: 326 , pl.x, fig.1 (Port Darwin).

Platyglossus dussumieri — Macleay 1878: 362 (Port Darwin); McCulloch 1929: 312 (Northern Territory). Halichoeres dussumieri — Larson and Williams 1997: 365 (reef off Bullocky Point; Channel Island; East Arm); Larson 1997: 38 (Field Island); Larson 1999b: 40 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 31 (Field Island); Larson 2000: 46 (Field Island).

Halichoeres nigrescens — Parenti and Randall 2000: 23 (Darwin); Larson 2002: 37 (Field Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 1393 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

East Arm reef, Channel Island, Darwin Harbour.

Hemigymnus melapterus ( Bloch, 1791)

Thicklip Wrasse

Labrus melapterus Bloch, 1791: 137 ( Japan) .

Tautoga melapterus —Richardson 1843: 358–359 (Port Essington).

Thalliurus melapterus — McCulloch 1929: 312 (Northern Territory).

Hemigymnus melapterus — Fisher and Calaby 2009: 35 (Tamar rock, Port Essington).

Barracuda Reef; Gove.

Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Common Cleanerfish

Cossyphus dimidiatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1839: 136 (Tor, Red Sea).

Orontes Reef; Bremer Island (NTM S.10454-037, S.15793-017).

New record for the NT.

Leptoscarus vaigiensis ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

Marbled Parrotfish

Scarus vaigiensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824: 288 (Waigiou) .

? Pseudoscarus viridescens — Zietz 1891: 2 (Northern Territory).

Leptoscarus vaigiensis — Bruce and Randall 1985: 28 ( North Island , Northern Territory) .

Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775

Bluebarred Parrotfish

Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775: 28 (Jeddah, Red Sea).— Taylor 1964: 272 (Cape Wessel; Pellew Islands); Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Ramm 1997: 19 (Timor and Arafura Seas); Hoese et al. 2006: 1431 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Scarus pyrrostethus australianus Paradice , in Paradice and Whitley1927: 103 (Cape Wessel, NT).

Scarus pyrrostethus — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 92, 105 (Pellew Islands).

Bynoe Harbour; Table Head, Coral Bay, Port Essington; Arafura Sea.

Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840

Violetline Parrotfish

Scarus globiceps Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840: 242 (Tahiti).

Scarus aeruginosus — Taylor 1964: 271 (Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Yirrkalla).

Scarus globiceps — Larson and Williams 1997: 365 (Channel Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 1432 (NT; N coast). Channel Island, Darwin Harbour.

Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840

Surf Parrotfish

Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840: 223 (Java).

Scarus fasciatus — Taylor 1964: 271 (Hemple Bay, Port Langdon; Chasm Island; Yirrkalla).

Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847

Blackvein Parrotfish

Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847: 162 (Java) .— Taylor 1964: 271 (Chasm Island; Yirrkalla); Hoese et al. 2006: 1433 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851)

Brokenline Wrasse

Julis (Halichoeres) interruptus Bleeker, 1851c: 252 (Banda Neira, Indonesia).

? Stethojulis axillaris — Waddy 1988: 49 (Groote Eylandt).

Stethojulis interrupta — Randall 2000: 18 (Northern Territory, Arnhem Land); Hoese et al. 2006: 1411 (NT; N coast).

New Year Island; Truant Island; Marchinbar Island; Wigram Island; Wessel Islands. Yirrkala ; Cape Arnhem (USNM material).

Stethojulis strigiventer ( Bennett, 1832)

Silverstreak Wrasse

Julis strigiventer Bennett, 1832: 184 ( Mauritius) .

Stethojulis strigiventer — McCulloch 1929: 315 (Northern Territory); Hoese et al. 2006: 1411 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Thalassoma lunare ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Moon Wrasse

Labrus lunaris Linnaeus, 1758: 283 ( India) .

Eight NTM lots from Orontes Reef; New Year Island; Wessel Islands; English Company islands; East Bremer Island; Truant Island.

New record for the NT.

Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker, 1857

Bluetooth Tuskfish

Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker, 1857c: 223 (Nias) .— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 345 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 83 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 69 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1417 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast, Arafura Sea). Groote Eylandt; Arafura Sea.

Xyrichtys sp.

Unidentified razorfish

Xyrichtys jacksonensis — Ramm 1997: 19 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

W of Point Blaze. An undescribed species.