Northern Rainbow Wrasse, Suezichthys notatus (Kamohara 1958)
Other Names: Northern Painted Rainbow-wrasse
An illustration of a Northern Rainbow Wrasse, Suezichthys notatus, from Kochi, Japan. Source: T. Kamohara, 1958 - A review of the labrid fishes found in the waters of Kochi Prefecture, Japan. License: Copyright expired
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Suezichthys notatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/282
Northern Rainbow Wrasse, Suezichthys notatus (Kamohara 1958)
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Distribution |
Northwest Shelf, north of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in Japan and Hawaii. Inhabits deep reefs at depths below 40 m. |
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Species Citation |
Pseudolabrus notatus Kamohara, 1958, Report of the USA Marine Biological Station 5(2): 8, pl. 3(2). Type locality: Okinoshima, Japan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Northern Rainbow Wrasse, Suezichthys notatus (Kamohara 1958)
References
Kamohara, T. 1958. A review of the labrid fishes found in the waters of Kôchi Prefecture, Japan. Report of the USA Marine Biological Station 5(2): 1-20 pls 1-8
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy and rainbow wrasses and their relatives – a comprehensive guide to selected labrids. TMC Publishing, Chorleywood, UK. (considers Suezichthys notatus as being restricted to Japan & Hawaii)
Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics 398 pp. (considers Suezichthys notatus as being restricted to Japan & Hawaii)
Randall, J.E. & Kotthaus, A. 1977. Suezichthys tripunctatus, a new deep-dwelling Indo-Pacific labrid fish. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 24: 33-36.
Russell, B.C. 1985. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Suezichthys, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 2: 21.
Russell, B. 2010. Suezichthys notatus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187485A8548426. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187485A8548426.en. Downloaded on 27 February 2020.
Russell, B.C. & Westneat, M.W. 2013. A new species of Suezichthys (Teleostei: Perciformes: Labridae) from the southeastern Pacific, with a redefinition of the genus and a key to species. Zootaxa 3640(1): 88-94
