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Teleostei > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) 鱸形目 (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) 隆頭魚科 (Wrasses) > Julidinae
Etymology: Gomphosus:Greek, gomphos = nail; also molar tooth. More on author: Lacepède.
Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean and Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Replaced by Gomphosus caeruleus in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816). Hybrid with Thalassoma lunare documented from Cassini Island, Western Australia and reported from the Great Barrier Reef; with Thalassoma duperrey, observed from Hawaii (Ref. 57557). 印度-太平洋: 可可-基靈群島到夏威夷, 馬貴斯群島與 Tuamoto 島, 北至日本南部, 南至羅雷游入東印度洋與羅得豪島與拉帕群島。 在印度洋被 雀尖嘴魚〔Gomphosus caeruleus〕 取代了。 (參考文獻 37816) 以從 Cassini 島被証明的 新月錦魚〔Thalassoma lunare〕 雜交, 西澳大利亞而且記錄自大堡礁; 藉由 Thalassoma duperrey, 從夏威夷觀察.(參考文獻 57557)
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm SL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 9823)
背棘 (總數) : 8; 背的軟條 (總數) : 13; 臀棘: 3; 臀鰭軟條: 11. Identified by long snout when adult and distinguished by color or geography from its sibling G. caeruleus (Ref. 48636). Small juveniles lack the elongate snout (Ref. 37816). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed. 鑑定特徵為長的吻當成熟的時候而且藉著區別了來自它的同源魚種 G. caeruleus 的顏色或地理學。 (參考文獻 48636) 小的稚魚缺乏延長的吻部。 (參考文獻 37816)
A solitary species (Ref. 90102) found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m (Ref. 1602, 58302). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans, sometimes on small fishes, brittle stars, and mollusks (Ref. 2334). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
