Rapanui sandy
Novaculops koteamea (Randall & Allen, 2004)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Novaculops koteamea (Randall & Allen, 2004)
- Name authority
- (Randall & Allen, 2004)
- Common name
- Rapanui sandy
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Novaculops
- 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
- subfamilyXyrichtyinae Bonaparte, 1841
- genusNovaculops Schultz, 1960
- speciesNovaculops koteamea (Randall & Allen, 2004)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Novaculops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Novaculops halsteadi (Randall & Lobel, 2003) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Novaculops woodi (Jenkins, 1901) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Novaculops alvheimi Randall, 2013 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Novaculops pastellus (Randall, Earle & Rocha, 2008) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Novaculops sciistius (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Xyrichtys koteamea Randall & Allen, 2004 Randall & Allen, 2004 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1009528 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:47ZWP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.