WoRMS taxon details
Labropsis xanthonota Randall, 1981
219016 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219016)
accepted
Species
Labrichthys xanthonota (Randall, 1981) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Randall, J. E. (1981). Revision of the labrid fish genus Labropsis with description of five new species. <em>Micronesica.</em> 17(1-2): 125-155. [details]
Description Uncommon inhabitant of coral-rich areas of clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Juveniles are cleaners while...
Description Uncommon inhabitant of coral-rich areas of clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Juveniles are cleaners while adults feed on coral polyps (Ref. 1602). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Labropsis xanthonota Randall, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219016 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Randall, J. E. (1981). Revision of the labrid fish genus Labropsis with description of five new species. <em>Micronesica.</em> 17(1-2): 125-155. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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] 
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Description Uncommon inhabitant of coral-rich areas of clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Juveniles are cleaners while adults feed on coral polyps (Ref. 1602). [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrichthys xanthonota (Randall, 1981))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrichthys xanthonota (Randall, 1981))
To FishBase images (Labropsis xanthonota, Seychelles, by Randall, J.E.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Labropsis xanthonota FIN030094 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Labropsis xanthonota FIN030095 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrichthys xanthonota (Randall, 1981))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Labrichthys xanthonota (Randall, 1981))
To FishBase images (Labropsis xanthonota, Seychelles, by Randall, J.E.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Labropsis xanthonota FIN030094 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Labropsis xanthonota FIN030095 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS