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Vol. 42 No. 1, 2003
Redescription of the Labrid Fish Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther),
a Senior Synonym of O. rhodochrous
(Günther), and the First Record from the Red Sea
John
E. Randall1,* and Maroof Khalaf2
1Bishop
Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817-2704, USA
2Marine Science Station, P.O. Box 195, Aqaba, Jordan
John E.
Randall and Maroof Khalaf (2003) Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther),
type locality Indonesia, is recorded from the northern Gulf of Aqaba,
Red Sea from specimens collected from seagrass beds in 8-15 m. A full
description of the species is provided, with color illustrations. Oxycheilinus rhodochrous (Günther),
known from 1 specimen from Zanzibar, is a junior synonym. Specimens of O. orientalis are also reported
from the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands, and Lombok, Indonesia.
Key words: Labridae,
Oxycheilinus rhodochrous,
O. orientalis, Red Sea.
*Correspondence: E-mail: jackr@hi.net
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