smalltail wrasse
Pseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder, 1904)
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
Pseudojuloides cerasinus, the smalltail wrasse or the pencil wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is found in the tropical Pacific Ocean and was previously considered to have a much wider distribution but the recognition of new species has reduced this wide range.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudojuloides cerasinus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:27.061659+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Snyder, 1904)
- Common name
- smalltail wrasse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Pseudojuloides
- 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
- genusPseudojuloides Fowler, 1949
- speciesPseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder, 1904)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudojuloides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudojuloides erythrops Randall & Randall, 1981 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides pyrius Randall & Randall, 1981 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides severnsi Bellwood & Randall, 2000 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides xanthomos Randall & Randall, 1981 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides kaleidos Kuiter & Randall, 1995 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides splendens Victor, 2017 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paradise Pencil WrassePseudojuloides paradiseus Tea, Gill & Senou, 2020 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudojuloides pluto Tea, Greene, Earle & Gill, 2020 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides proserpina Tea, Greene, Earle & Gill, 2020 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides argyreogaster (Günther, 1867) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides atavai Randall & Randall, 1981 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudojuloides edwardi Victor & Randall, 2014 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Pseudojulis cerasina Snyder, 1904 Snyder, 1904 | synonym |
| Pseudojuloides cerasina (Snyder, 1904) (Snyder, 1904) | synonym |
| Pseudojudoides cerasinus (Snyder, 1904) (Snyder, 1904) | synonym |
| Pseudojuloides ceracinus (Snyder, 1904) (Snyder, 1904) | synonym |
| Pseudolabrus cerasina (Snyder, 1904) (Snyder, 1904) | 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=219048 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:4NYMP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.