WoRMS name details
Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell, 1835)
219020 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219020)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
Description The young are cleaners; adults appear to feed primarily on coral polyps <307>.
Description The young are cleaners; adults appear to feed primarily on coral polyps <307>. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219020 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description The young are cleaners; adults appear to feed primarily on coral polyps <307>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fourline wrasse | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Larabicus quadrilineatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Larabicus quadrilineatus FIN030097 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Larabicus quadrilineatus FIN030098 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Larabicus quadrilineatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Larabicus quadrilineatus FIN030097 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Larabicus quadrilineatus FIN030098 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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