Pseudolabrus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
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
- Pseudolabrus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Name authority
- (Houttuyn, 1782)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Pseudolabrus
- 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
- subfamilyPseudolabrinae Bleeker, 1862
- genusPseudolabrus Bleeker, 1862
- speciesPseudolabrus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudolabrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudolabrus fuentesi (Regan, 1913) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus gayi (Valenciennes, 1839) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker, 1862 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus miles (Schneider & Forster, 1801) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus rubicundus (MacLeay, 1881) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo, 1997 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson, 1846) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus biserialis (Klunzinger, 1880) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus luculentus (Richardson, 1848) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus semifasciatus (Rendahl, 1921) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudolabrus torotai Russell & Randall, 1981 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Labrichthys rubiginosus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | synonym |
| Labrus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 Houttuyn, 1782 | ambiguous synonym |
| Labrus rubiginosus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | synonym |
| Labrichthys coccineus rubiginosus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | synonym |
| Labrichthys affinis Döderlein, 1887 Döderlein, 1887 | synonym |
| Labrichthys rubiginosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | synonym |
| Pseudolabrus rubiginosus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | 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=282437 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:6WFPP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.