Labropsis xanthonota

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Labropsis
Species: Labropsis xanthonota

Name

Labropsis xanthonota Randall, 1981

Holotype: BPBM 15001. [Paratypes: AMS I.17495-008 (1), I.19472-048 (1); ANSP 134517-18 (1, 1); BMNH 1980.7.23.5 (1); BPBM 6954 (1), 7515 (1), 7278 (1), 9274 (1), 9278-80 (1, 1, 1), 9284 (1), 11300 (1), 13439 (1), 15634 (1), 15805 (1), 17464 (1), 19522 (1), 19899 (1), 19957 (1), 24114 (1); CAS 46537 (2); MNHN 1980-574 (1), 1980-1344 (1); ROM 35938 (1), 35941 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 456 (1); TMBS 760925-2 (1); USNM 207467 (1), 224421 (1); WAM P.26085-003 (1)].

Type locality: Eastern side of Fagatele Bay, Tutuila, American Samoa, depth 27 meters.

References

• Randall, J.E. 1981: Revision of the labrid fish genus Labropsis with descriptions of five new species. Micronesica, 17(1-2): 125–155, Pls. 1-5.
• Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1–97.
• Labropsis xanthonota in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Yellowback Tubelip