Kuiter's Wrasse, Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall 1978
Other Names: Ear-spot Wrasse, Kuiter's Leopard Wrasse, Kuiter's Leopard-wrasse
Kuiter's Wrasse, Macropharyngodon kuiteri, at North West Solitary Island, New South Wales, March 2016. Source: ralfmagee / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A small pale orangy leopard wrasse with a pale bluish spot on each scale, a large black blue-rimmed spot on the gill cover, and a small blackish spot behind the eye.
Video of Kuiter's Wrasse in an aquarium
Video of Kuiter's Wrasse in an aquarium
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Macropharyngodon kuiteri in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2302
Kuiter's Wrasse, Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall 1978
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Distribution |
Known from the southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to Sydney, New South Wales, and east to Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs. Also on the Chesterfield Bank, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Tonga. Inhabits shallow areas of mixed sand, rubble, and algae. |
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Etymology |
Named for Rudie Kuiter. |
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Species Citation |
Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall, 1978, Bull. Mar. Sci. 28(4): 766, figs 5G-H. Type locality: Seal Rocks, NSW. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Kuiter's Wrasse, Macropharyngodon kuiteri Randall 1978
References
Craig, M.T. 2010. Macropharyngodon kuiteri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3.
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp.
Randall, J.E. 1978. A revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Macropharyngodon, with descriptions of five new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 28(4): 742-770 figs 1-6
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
