bluelined wrasse
Stethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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
Stethojulis albovittatus, the blueline wrasse, whitelined wrasse or rainbowfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is reef-dwelling fish that feeds on small invertebrates. It occurs in the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea as far south as South Africa to the islands of Bali and Sumatra. This species is found over reef flats, in clear lagoon and seaward reefs where it feeds diurnally on small invertebrates, particularly on crustaceans and molluscs. It has also been recorded over rocky areas in Réunion, as well as in seagrass beds off Mozambique. It is found solitarily or in small groups made up of one male and a small number of females.
Wikipedia contributors, Stethojulis albovittata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:59:43.456343+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Name authority
- (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Common name
- bluelined wrasse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Stethojulis
- 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
- genusStethojulis Günther, 1861
- speciesStethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stethojulis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Stethojulis balteata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cutribbon wrasseStethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stethojulis maculata Schmidt, 1931 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stethojulis marquesensis Randall, 2000 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| three-ribbon rainbowfishStethojulis strigiventer (Bennett, 1833) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stethojulis terina Jordan & Snyder, 1902 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| threeline rainbowfishStethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stethojulis notialis Randall, 2000 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Labrus albovittatus Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | synonym |
| Labrus koelreuteri Walbaum, 1792 Walbaum, 1792 | synonym |
| Stethojulis albovittatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Bonnaterre, 1788) | 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=219058 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:52GF5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.