Hologymnosus rhodonotus Randall & Yamakawa, 1988
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hologymnosus rhodonotus, the redback longface wrasse or the red slender wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in seaward reefs in areas where coral and rubble are mixed at depths between 22 and 45 metres (72 and 148 ft). It is distributed in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Indonesia, as far south as the Timor Sea in Australian waters.
Wikipedia contributors, Hologymnosus rhodonotus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:49:13.621140+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hologymnosus rhodonotus Randall & Yamakawa, 1988
- Name authority
- Randall & Yamakawa, 1988
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Hologymnosus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyJulidinae Bonaparte, 1841
- genusHologymnosus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesHologymnosus rhodonotus Randall & Yamakawa, 1988
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hologymnosus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hologymnosus longipes (Günther, 1862) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ring wrasseHologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède, 1801) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pastel ringwrasseHologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède, 1801) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Randall, J. E., & Yamakawa, T. (1988). A new species of the labrid fish of the genus Hologymnosus from the western Pacific, with notes on H. longipes. Revue Française d’Aquariologie Herpétologie, 15 (1): 25–30. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3M8X4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.