Pseudojuloides proserpina, Pomegranate pencil wrasse

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Pseudojuloides proserpina Tea, Greene, Earle & Gill, 2020

Pomegranate pencil wrasse
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Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Pseudojuloides: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, iouis = a fish without identification, perhaps some of genus Coris cited by Plinius + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335);  proserpina: Named for Proserpina, goddess and queen of the underworld in Roman mythology, referring to both its haunting coloration and close relationship to P. pluto; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade ? - 25 m (Ref. 123182). Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: Fr. Polynesia (Marquesas).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 123182)

Descrição breve Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total): 9; Raios dorsais moles (total): 11; Espinhos anais 3; Raios anais moles: 12; Vértebras: 25. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: body elongate with greatest body depth 28% SL; D IX,11; A III,12; pectoral-fin rays 13; tubed lateral line scales 28. Colourations: interspinous membrane between anterior two to three spines of dorsal fin with a black spot; males with head yellow green and extensively reticulate; abdominal region behind pectoral and pelvic fins orangey pink, scales edged in lavender forming a honeycomb pattern; breast and posterior body are inky black (Ref. 123182).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Found along a rubble terrace adjacent to a drop off at 25 m (Ref. 123182).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Westneat, Mark | Colaboradores

Tea, Y.-K., B.D. Greene, J.L. Earle and A.C. Gill, 2020. Two new species of pencil wrasses (Teleostei: Labridae: Pseudojuloides) from Micronesia and the Marquesan Islands. Copeia 108(3):679-691. (Ref. 123182)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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