Pseudojuloides proserpina, Pomegranate pencil wrasse

Pseudojuloides proserpina Tea, Greene, Earle & Gill, 2020

Pomegranate pencil wrasse
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Julidinae
Etymology: Pseudojuloides: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, iouis = a fish without identification, perhaps some of genus Coris cited by Plinius + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335); proserpina: Named for Proserpina, goddess and queen of the underworld in Roman mythology, referring to both its haunting coloration and close relationship to P. pluto; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Proserpine was a Roman goddess, equivalent to the Greek Persephone. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 25 m (Ref. 123182). Tropical

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Eastern Pacific: Fr. Polynesia (Marquesas).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123182)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: body elongate with greatest body depth 28% SL; D IX,11; A III,12; pectoral-fin rays 13; tubed lateral line scales 28. Colourations: interspinous membrane between anterior two to three spines of dorsal fin with a black spot; males with head yellow green and extensively reticulate; abdominal region behind pectoral and pelvic fins orangey pink, scales edged in lavender forming a honeycomb pattern; breast and posterior body are inky black (Ref. 123182).
Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found along a rubble terrace adjacent to a drop off at 25 m (Ref. 123182).

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Tea, Y.-K., B.D. Greene, J.L. Earle and A.C. Gill, 2020. Two new species of pencil wrasses (Teleostei: Labridae: Pseudojuloides) from Micronesia and the Marquesan Islands. Copeia 108(3):679-691. (Ref. 123182)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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