Synonyms and combinations
= Novacula julioides Bleeker, 1851
= Julis trimaculata Valenciennes, 1839 (Ambiguous)
= Julis taenianotus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
= Labrus arago Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
= Labrus macrolepidotus Bloch, 1791
= Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791)
Classification
kingdom: Animalia >
phylum: Chordata >
subphylum: Vertebrata >
infraphylum: Gnathostomata >
parvphylum: Osteichthyes >
order: Perciformes >
family: Labridae >
genus: Novaculoides >
Distributions
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 4392) to New Guinea, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island.
References