Pseudojuloides Explained

Pseudojuloides is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

• Pseudojuloides argyreogaster (Günther, 1867)
• Pseudojuloides atavai J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981 (Polynesian pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder, 1904) (Small-tail pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides edwardi Victor & J. E. Randall, 2014^[1] (Mombasa pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & B. C. Russell, 1977 (Long-green pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides erythrops J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981 (Red-eye pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides kaleidos Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1995 (Kaleidos pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides labyrinthus Victor & J. M. B. Edward, 2016 (Labyrinth pencil wrasse) ^[2]
• Pseudojuloides mesostigma J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981 (Side-spot pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides polackorum Connell, Victor & J. E. Randall, 2015^[3]
• Pseudojuloides polynesica Victor, 2017 (Polynesian pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides pyrius J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981
• Pseudojuloides severnsi Bellwood & J. E. Randall, 2000 (Severns' pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides splendens Victor, 2017 (Splendid pencil wrasse)
• Pseudojuloides xanthomos J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 1981
• Pseudojuloides zeus Victor & J. M. B. Edward, 2015 (Zeus pencil wrasse) ^[4]

Notes and References

1. Victor, B.C. . Randall, J.E. . 2014 . Pseudojuloides edwardi, n. sp. (Perciformes: Labridae): an example of evolution of male-display phenotype outpacing divergence in mitochondrial genotype . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 11 . 1–12 .
2. Victor, B.C. . Edward, J.M.B. . 2016 . Pseudojuloides labyrinthus, a new labrid fish (Teleostei: Labridae) from the western Indian Ocean . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 21 . 58–70 .
3. Connell, A.D. . Victor, B.C. . Randall, J.E. . 2015 . A new species of Pseudojuloides (Perciformes: Labridae) from the south-western Indian Ocean . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 14 . 49–56 .
4. Victor, B.C. . Edward, J.M.B. . 2015 . Pseudojuloides zeus, a new deep-reef wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 15 . 41–52 .