Labridae Cuvier 1816
- Dataset
- Checklist of the Red Sea Fishes with delineation of the Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba, endemism and Lessepsian migrants
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Perciformes
- family
- Labridae
description
Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Gomon 2006), Israel (Randall 1981; Gomon 2006), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Lieske & Myers 2010). General distribution: Red Sea western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes. Bodianus rubrisos (Fowler 1934) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Israel (Baranes & Golani 1993, as B. leucostictus), Jordan (Khalaf et al. 1996, as B. leucostictus). Red Sea main basin: ¯
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Marshall 1952), Israel (Tortonese 1968), Jordan (Bouchon et al. 1981). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871), Eritrea (Clark et al. 1968), Saudi Arabia (Klausewitz 1967). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Marshall 1952, as Halichoeres margaritaceus), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Platyglossus nebulosus). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Palau and Papua New Guinea. Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Platyglossus scapularis), Eritrea (Kossmann & Räuber 1877, as Platyglossus pagenstecheri; Tortonese 1935), Sudan (Edwards & Rosewell 1981), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres coeruleo-vittatus; Roux-Estève 1956), Eritrea (Borsieri 1904, as Platyglossus scapularis). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-Wesr Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan and New Guinea. Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett 1833) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres bimaculatus). General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia. Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Debelius 2007), Sudan (Randall 2013 b), Saudi Arabia (Klausewitz 1967). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marshall and Society islands.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall & Harmelin-Vivien 1977), Israel (Golani & Diamant, 1999), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Debelius 2007; Michiels et al. 2008), Saudi Arabia (Fourmanoir in Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955). General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Pseudocheilinus evanidus Jordan & Evermann 1903 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1999 a), Israel (Randall 1981), Jordan (Khalaf & Kochzius 2002). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981), Sudan (Randall 1981), Saudi Arabia (Randall 1999 a). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Midway, Hawaiian and Marquesas islands and Tuamotu Archipelago. Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker 1857) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1999 a), Jordan (Bouchon et al. 1981). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Pseudochilinus hexataenia), Sudan (Edwards & Rosewell 1981; Randall 1999 a), Eritrea (Randall 1999 a), Saudi Arabia (Tortonese 1983). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Line Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall & Springer 1973), Egypt Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Abel 1960, Labroides quadrilineatus), Eritrea (Rüppell 1835, as Labrus quadrilineatus; Valenciennes [ex Ehrenberg] in Cuvier & Valencienns 1839, as Cossyphus taeniatus), Saudi Arabia (Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Labrichthys cousteaui; Tortonese 1983). General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf. * Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall 1978 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1978, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus marisrubri), Israel (Dor 1970, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus and M. varialvus; Randall 1978, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus marisrubri), Jordan (Khalaf & Kochzius 2002, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Lieske & Myers 2010, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus), Sudan (Debelius 2007, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus). General distribution: Red Sea endemic. * Minilabrus striatus Randall & Dor 1980 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Sudan (Randall & Dor 1980), Eritrea (Randall & Dor 1980). General distribution: Red Sea endemic. Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Lieske & Myers 2010), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1835, as Xyrichthys altipinnis). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Panama. Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Jordan (Khalaf & Kochzius 2002, as Novaculichthys macrolepidotus). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981, as Novaculichtyhs macrolepidotus; Randall & Earle 2004). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Philippines, New Guinea and Tonga.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1981). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981), Sudan (Randall 1981). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago. * Pteragogus clarkae Randall 2013 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Duymaria opercularis; Randall 2013 a). General distribution: Red Sea endemic. Pteragogus cryptus Randall 1981 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1981), Israel (Randall 1981), Jordan (Randall 1981). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981), Sudan (Randall 1981), Saudi Arabia (Randall 1981). General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1981, as Xyrichtys niger; Reiniger 2012, as Xyrichtys pavo), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Xyrichtys pavo). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Novacula tetrazona). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Mexico. Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Nemtzov 1985, as Xyrichtys pentadactylus), Israel (Tortonese 1968, as Hemipteronotus pentadactylus), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Xyrichtys pentadactylus). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Novacula pentadactyla). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands and Philippines. Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean 1928 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Debelius 2007). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1999 b), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1999 b), Eritrea (Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres variegatus), Saudi Arabia (Randall 1999 b), Yemen (Randall 1999 b). General distribution: Red Sea endemic. Epibulus insidiator (Pallas 1770) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Debelius 2007), Sudan (Edwards & Rosewell 1981), Saudi Arabia (Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian and Gambier islands. Gomphosus klunzingeri Klausewitz 1962 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012, as Gomphosus caeruleus), Israel (Tortonese 1968, as Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Gomphosus coeruleus and G. melanotus; Klausewitz 1962 a, as Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri), Sudan (Edwards & Rosewell 1981), Saudi Arabia (Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Gomphosus coeruleus; Klausewitz 1962 a, as Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri). General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Jordan (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Halichoeres centiquadrus). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Platyglossus hortulanus), Sudan (Edwards & Rosewell 1981, as Halichoeres centiquadrus), Saudi Arabia (Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Halichoeres centriquadrus). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Tuamotu Archipelago.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2011), Israel (Ben-Tuvia & Steinitz 1952, as Thalassoma aff. rüppellii; Fowler & Steinitz 1956, as Thalassoma klunzingeri), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Thalassoma klunzingeri). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Julis rüppellii), Sudan (Edwards & Rosewell 1981, as Thalassoma klunzingeri), Yemen (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775, as Scarus gallus; see Fricke 2008). General distribution: Red Sea endemic.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Israel (Debelius 2007), Jordan (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Anampses coeruleopunctatus). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Anampses diadematus), Eritrea (Guichenot 1847, as Julis viridis). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake and Line islands and Easter Island.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Israel (Golani, 1997, Shpigel, 1997), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus undulatus), Sudan (Randall et al. 1978), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1835). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan and Tuamotu Archipelago.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Israel (Randall 1972, as Anampses melanurus lineatus), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Debelius 2007). General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa and Mascarenes east to western Indonesia.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Israel (Shpigel, 1997), (Debelius 2007), Jordan (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus lunulatus), Sudan (Botros 1971), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1828; Roux-Estève 1956). General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman to Persian Gulf.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Israel (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Cheilinus trilobatus), Jordan (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Cheilinus trilobatus; Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus trilobatus), Sudan (Bamber 1915, as Cheilinus trilobatus), Eritrea (Kossmann & Räuber 1877, as Chilinus trilobatus), Saudi Arabia (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775, as Labrus lunulatus var. b, abu djubbe; see Fricke 2008). General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Hemigymnus fasciatus; Randall 2013 b). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Hemigymnus fasciatus; Randall 2013 b), Sudan (Botros 1971, as Hemigymnus fasciatus), Eritrea (Kossmann & Räuber 1877), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres sexfasciatus). General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède 1801) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Israel (Dor 1970, as Hologymnosus semidiscus), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Lieske & Myers 2010). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan and Pitcairn. Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède 1801) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Yemen (Randall 1994 c). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands and Pitcairn.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Jordan (Khalaf 2004). Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Rüppell 1835), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1835). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf east to French Polynesia and Pitcairn Island.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus quinquecinctus and Chilinus fasciatus), Sudan (Edwards & Rosewell 1981, as Cheilinus fasciatus), Eritrea (Rüppell 1828, as Cheilinus fasciatus), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1835). Remark. Red Sea records of Cheilinus fasciatus (non Bloch 1790) are based on this species (see Bogorodsky et al. 2016 b). General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reininger 2011), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Debelius 2007), Saudi Arabia (Tortonese 1983). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Tuamotu Archipelago. Anampses twistii Bleeker 1856 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2011), Israel (Dor 1970), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Debelius 2007), (Lieske & Myers 2010). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marshall Islands and Pitcairn. Bodianus anthioides (Bennett 1832) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Gomon 2006), Israel (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Schiapparelli & Alvaro 2009), Sudan (Gomon 2006), Saudi Arabia (Tortonese 1983). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll, Marshall Islands and Henderson Island (Pitcairn Group). Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Reiniger 2012), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Cossyphus axillaris), Eritrea (Tortonese 1935, as Diastodon axillaris), Saudi Arabia (Tortonese 1983). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Line Islands, Marquesas Islands and Pitcairn Group. Bodianus bimaculatus Allen 1973 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Yemen (Bogorodsky et al. 2011 a). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Mauritius; eastern Indonesia to southern Japan, Palau and New Guinea. Bodianus diana (Lacepède 1801) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Dor 1970, as Lepidaplois aldabrensis), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Cossyphus diana). General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to Sumatra (Indonesia).
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839, as Cheilio forskalii; Reiniger 2012), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Chilio inermis), Eritrea (Rüppell 1835, as Labrus fusiformis), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1835, as Labrus fusiformis), Yemen (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775, as Labrus inermis; see Fricke 2008). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island. Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862) Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Gomon 2017). Gulf of Aqaba: Israel (Baranes & Golani 1993), Jordan (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Xiphocheilus robustus). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Xiphochilus robustus). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Persian Gulf south to Madagascar and western Mascarenes; Indonesia; Taiwan to southern Japan.
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Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Victor 2016), Israel (Springer & Randall 1974), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Victor 2016), Sudan (Randall 1995 a), Saudi Arabia (Debelius 2007; Victor 2016). General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman, Sri Lanka. Coris aygula Lacepède 1801 Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1999 b), Israel (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955), Jordan (Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871), Eritrea (Kossmann & Räuber, as Coris variegata), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1828, as Julis aygula; Rüppell 1835, as Julis semipunctatus). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll, Line Islands and Pitcairn Group. Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1999 b), Israel (Randall 1999 b), Jordan (Bouchon et al. 1981). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres multicolor; Randall 1999 b). General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Coris cuvieri (Bennett 1831) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Dor 1970, as Coris africana; Randall 1999 b), Jordan (Khalaf & Kochzius 2002, as Coris gaimard gaimard). Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Debelius 2007), Sudan (Randall 1999 b). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Indonesia. Coris formosa (Bennett 1830) Gulf of Suez: ¯ Gulf of Aqaba: ¯ Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Lieske & Myers 2010), Yemen (Randall 1994 c, as Coris frerei). General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia.
Name
- Homonyms
- Labridae Cuvier 1816