MBI Species Classification Request

General

Name:

Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen )

Status:

Completed

Date:

12/05/2012

Classification Type:

New

Challenge

Species:

Parajulis poecilepterus

Suggested Class:

Common Name(s):

Multicolorfin Wrasses

Species Synonyms:

Halichoeres poecilopterus, Julis poecilopterus, Julis thirsites, Julis pyrrhogramma, Julis poecilepterus

Fish/Invert/Culture:

Spawn Mode:

Pelagic

Fish Base Link:

http://fishbase.org/summary/Parajulis-poecilepterus.html

Breeding Success:

True

Success References:

http://www.rcthawaii.com/cvb/5.htm - on as Halichoeres poecilopterus. Needs more data than simply being on the list however. Need more info from Baensch to confirm successful breeding in captivity.

Journal:

If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	IUCN has a lot of spawning data, but does not show reference of success - http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/187387/0 - "In a captive environment, Kimura and Kiriyama (1992) recorded continuous daily spawning and Kimura et al. (1998) found that it spawns from June to September during the period 0700-1100. Eggs of P. poecilepterus are buoyant and spherical with colorless yolk filled and a single oil globule. The diameter is approximately 0.67-0.72 mm while the diameter of the oil globule is around 0.13-0.16 mm (Kimura et al. 1998). Maximum size of this species is 34 cm TL (Masuda et al., 1984)."

If Requesting New Classification

Research or Links to information on Species:

IUCN has a lot of spawning data, but does not show reference of success - http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/187387/0 - "In a captive environment, Kimura and Kiriyama (1992) recorded continuous daily spawning and Kimura et al. (1998) found that it spawns from June to September during the period 0700-1100. Eggs of P. poecilepterus are buoyant and spherical with colorless yolk filled and a single oil globule. The diameter is approximately 0.67-0.72 mm while the diameter of the oil globule is around 0.13-0.16 mm (Kimura et al. 1998). Maximum size of this species is 34 cm TL (Masuda et al., 1984)."

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