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 28 Mar 2024, 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.

Species Citation

Pseudolabrus notatus Kamohara, 1958, Report of the USA Marine Biological Station 5(2): 8, pl. 3(2). Type locality: Okinoshima, Japan.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2020

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

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

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37384163

Biology:Hermaphrodite

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:40-220 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:14 cm SL

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