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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Julidinae
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); polynesica:Named for its type locality; noun in apposition.
Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia (Austral, Tahiti and Moorea, Society Is.); Tuamotu Arch. (Rangiroa); west to the Cook Islands and Line Islands at Kiritimati Atoll; excluding Marquesas Is.
ขนาด / น้ำหนัก / อายุ
วัยเจริญพันธุ์: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm TL เพศผู้/กระเทย; (Ref. 89972)
เงี่ยงครีบหลัง (รวม) : 9; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่หาง (รวม) : 11; เงี่ยงครีบก้น: 3; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่ก้น: 12. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D IX,11; A III,12; pectoral-fin rays 13; lateral-line scales 27 and +1 on caudal-fin base; head scaleless; gill rakers 14-17; one pair of large, projecting, and slightly recurved canine teeth anteriorly in each jaw, the upper pair is slightly out-flaring while the lowers curving forward and fitting between uppers when mouth closed; each side of upper and lower jaws with a short irregular row of 3-7 chisel-like incisiform teeth, no canine posteriorly at corner of mouth; body elongate, its depth 4.1-4.7 in SL; moderately compressed with body width 1.8-2.6 in body depth. Colour of female IP orangish to reddish to pink, grading to whitish ventrally, snout yellowish, the first two dorsal-fin spinous membranes black, edged distally with yellow-orange margin, median fins yellowish; while colour of TP male with greenish upper body and bluish lower one, a distinct mid-lateral blue stripe over green stripe along side of body; head yellowish above, blue below, with one blue stripe behind eye extending across operculum and usually dipping down to meet upper pectoral-fin base, upper snout yellowish with no stripes in front of eye; the first two dorsal-fin spinous membranes black; slightly rounded to truncate caudal fin with a prominent medial blue bar followed by a greenish or black area and a blue margin (Ref. 116679). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Victor, B.C., 2017. Review of the Indo-Pacific Pseudojuloides cerasinus species complex with a description of two new species (Teleostei: Labridae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 29:11-31. (Ref. 116679)
สถานะบัญชีแดงของ IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
