Striped Hogfish, Terelabrus zonalis Fukui 2018
TA Striped Hogfish, erelabrus zonalis (QM I.41018), from NW of Myrmidon Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Source: James Foster, Fig. 4, in Shepherd et al. 2023. Zoological Studies 62(8): 1-13. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A pale pink hogfish becoming silvery-white below, with about 25 regularly-spaced vertical pink bars along the side, a yellow stripe from the snout to the gill cover, three yellow stripes behind the eye, a red iris with a yellow margin, and a dark spot just before the pectoral-fin base. The species has a pink caudal fin with bright yellow stripes on the upper and lower margins.
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Bray, D.J. 2024, Terelabrus zonalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5731
Striped Hogfish, Terelabrus zonalis Fukui 2018
More Info
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Distribution |
NW of Myrmidon Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, taken on a dropline at a depth of 135 metres. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Philippines. |
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Size |
Dorsal fin X,11; Anal fin III,12; Pectoral fin 15, all branched except first and second; Pelvic fin I,5;Caudal fin, principal rays 14, branched caudal rays 12, dorsal and ventral series of procurrent caudal-fin rays 9; dorsal and ventral series of segmented unbranched caudal-fin rays 2; dorsal and ventral series of branched caudal-fin rays 6; Gill rakers 11-12; Lateral line, pored scales 42; Longitudinal scale series 44; Scale rows above lateral line to dorsal-fin origin 3; Scale rows below lateral line to anal-fin origin 10; Vertebrae 11+17. Body elongate, cylindrical, slightly compressed anteriorly, becoming more compressed posteriorly. Snout moderately short, pointed. Eye extremely large. Interorbital space slightly convex. Body depth 14.7-16.4 % SL; body width 11.4-12.8 % SL; head length 30.4-31.9 % SL; snout length 6.4-6.8 % SL; orbit diameter 8.6-8.8 % SL; interorbital width 3.7-4.2 % SL. |
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Colour |
A slender cylindrical pale pink hogfish becoming silvery-white below, with about 25 regularly-spaced vertical pink bars (interspersed with the silvery-white body coloration) from behind the pectoral fins to the caudal peduncle, a distinct yellow stripe from the snout through eye to the gill cover, three yellow stripes behind the eye, a red iris with a yellow margin, and a dark spot just before the pectoral-fin base. The caudal fin is pink with bright yellow stripes on the upper and lower margins. |
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Remarks |
The Australian specimen was regurgitated by a Pristipomoides multidens snapper collected NW of Myrmidon Reef, Queensland, from 135 m depth. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from other species of Terelabrus in having the following combination of characters: 44 longitudinal series scale rows, 42 pored lateral-line scales, 11–12 gill rakers (including rudiments), the main supratemporal sensory canal with 8 branches posteriorly, the area bounded by the main supratemporal and postotic sensory canals (dorsal view) with 3 scale rows, the least distance between the orbit anteroventral margin and interopercle 7.0% of standard length and 18 faint silver vertical bands on the body in preserved specimens. |
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Etymology |
The specific name zonalis is from the Latin zona (= stripes), in reference to the numerous vertical stripes (bars) on the body. |
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Species Citation |
Terelabrus zonalis Fukui 2018, Zootaxa 4526(1): 85, Figs. 1-2. Type locality: Off south coast of Mindoro island, the Philippines, 12°7ʹ58.8ʺN, 121°16ʹ58.8ʺE, depth 73-84 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
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Resources |
Striped Hogfish, Terelabrus zonalis Fukui 2018
References
Fukui, Y 2018. A new species of Terelabrus (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Philippines with a key to species of Terelabrus and new record of Terelabrus dewapyle. Zootaxa 4526(1): 84-90. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4526.1.6
Shepherd, B., Pinheiro, H.T., Phelps, T.A.Y., Siu, G. & Rocha, L.A. 2023. Terelabrus toretore sp. nov. (Perciformes: Labridae), a new species of striped hogfish from Tahiti, with range extensions for two congeners. Zoological Studies 62(8): 1-13.https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2023.62-08
