Paracheilinus carpenteri

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Wrasses ; Found on bases of steep outer reef slopes , above coral or rubble [1]. Forms schools. Maximum depth reported from Ref. 27115.

Common Names

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Description

Family Labridae

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Protrusible mouth . Most jaw teeth with gaps between them; teeth usually jutting outward. Dorsal fin 8-21 spines (usually less than15), 6-21 soft rays . Anal fin 4-6 spines (often 3), 7-18 soft rays. Cycloid scales , generally large to moderate, 25-80 along the side (may be small and over 100 if small. Lateral line interrupted or continuous. Vertebrae 23-42. Snout elongated in the genus Gomphosus. Size, shape and color very diversified. Most species are sand burrowers; carnivores on benthic invertebrates ; also planktivores , and some small species remove ectoparasites of larger fishes . Most species change color and sex with growth, from an initial phase (IP) of both males and females, the latter able to change sex into an often brilliantly colored terminal male phase (TP). Males dominate several females; all Indo-Pacific species are pelagic spawners. Most species do well in aquaria , and young Coris are particularly popular. Maximum length about 2.3 m , many are less than 15 cm, the shortest being 4.5 cm. Medium to large species are important food fishes.The family Labridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 60 genera and 500 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Paleocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Latin, labrum = furious

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Westneat M. , Data last modified by FishBase 24-Mar-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Paracheilinus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. angulatus (Royal Flasher-Wrasse) · P. attenuatus · P. bellae (Bell´s Flasher) · P. carpenteri (Pink Flasher) · P. cyaneus (Blue Flasher-Wrasse) · P. dispilus · P. filamentosus (Filament-Fin Wrasse) · P. flavianalis (Yellow-Fin Flasher-Wrasse) · P. hemitaeniatus · P. hexataenia · P. lineopunctatus (Spot-Lined Flasher) · P. maccoskeri · P. mccoskeri (Mccosker's Flasher-Wrasse) · P. octotaenia (Red Sea Eightline Flasher) · P. piscilineatus · P. rubricaudalis · P. togeanensis

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Further Reading

• Allen, G.R. and R.H. Kuiter 1995 Bhanotia pauciradiata, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Flores, Indonesia. Rev. fr. Aquariol. 21(3-4):75-76.
• Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola (1984). Trawled fishes of southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Australia, Directorate General of Fishes, Indonesia, and German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Fe
• Myers, R.F. (1999). Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
• Parenti, Paola, and John 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, no. 68. J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa. 97.
• Randall, J.E. and R. Lubbock (1981). Labrid fishes of the genus Paracheilinus, with descriptions of three new species from the Philippines. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 28(1):19-30.
• Shen, S.C. (ed.) (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 9, 2006.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Westneat, Mark (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bishop Museum Data (OBIS distribution) (USOBIS)
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858092
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-31114
• Fishbase Species ID: 4843
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 614087
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 119481

Footnotes

1. Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. [back]

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