Novaculops woodi (Jenkins, 1901)
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
Novaculops woodi, the Hawaiian sandy or Wood's wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. This wrasse is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean where it is found in areas of sandy rubble as depths of less than 48 metres (157 ft). Novaculops woodi was originally described as Xyrichtys woodi in 1901 by the American physiologist and histologist Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1850-1935) with the type locality given as Honolulu. peebles gave this species the specific name woodi in honour of the Stanford University professor of hygiene Thomas Denison Wood.
Wikipedia contributors, Novaculops woodi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:22:55.596011+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Novaculops woodi (Jenkins, 1901)
- Name authority
- (Jenkins, 1901)
- 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 woodi (Jenkins, 1901)
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 alvheimi Randall, 2013 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rapanui sandyNovaculops koteamea (Randall & Allen, 2004) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Novaculichthys entargyreus Jenkins, 1901 Jenkins, 1901 | synonym |
| Novaculichthys tattoo Seale, 1901 Seale, 1901 | synonym |
| Xyrichtys woodi (Jenkins, 1901) (Jenkins, 1901) | synonym |
| Novaculichthys woodi Jenkins, 1901 Jenkins, 1901 | 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=319690 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:47ZWT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.