WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Labrus taeniourus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. page(s): 448, 518, Pl. 29 (fig. 1) [details]
basis of record
Smith, J.L.B. (1956). The fishes of Aldabra. Part VI. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist 12 (9): 817-829 [details]
Ecologyecology 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] 
Otheradditional source
Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits semi-exposed reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Common in areas of mixed sand, and rubble that are subject to mild surge (Ref. 1602). Highly territorial (Ref. 9823). Feeds on molluscs, sea urchins, brittle stars, polychaetes, and crabs (Ref. 5213); feeding is done by overturning large rocks to expose target preys. The young imitate drifting masses of algae (Ref. 2334). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9311). [details]
Type species Type species of genus. Year of description given as 1802 in <127>.
Julis bifer Lay & Bennett is a synonym based n the juvenile stage. <307> [details]
To Barcode of Life (81 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hemipteronotus taeniourus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Novaculichthys taeniorus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Julis bifer Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Novaculichthys taeniurus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Novaculichthys bifer (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Labrus taeniourus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrus taeniourus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Novaculichthys taeniurus (Lacepède, 1801))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile Phase))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Novaculichthys taeniourus)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus taeniourus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Julis bifer Lay & Bennett, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Novaculichtys taeniorus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Novaculichthys taeniorus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Novaculichthys bifer (Lay & Bennett, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemipteronotus taeniourus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Xyrichthys taeniouris (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Hemipteronotus taeniurus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus taeniours Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Novaculichthys taeniurus (Lacepède, 1801))
To FishBase images (Novaculichthys taeniourus, Philippines, by Cook, D.C.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 123 proteins)
To GenBank (96 nucleotides; 123 proteins) (from synonym Labrus taeniourus Lacepède, 1801)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Novaculichthys taeniourus USNM 408869 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Novaculichthys taeniourus USNM 435039 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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