The Marine Environment of the Pitcairn Islands - Pew Environment ...
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Species Authority Common<br />
name (if<br />
known)<br />
Ph<strong>the</strong>irichthys<br />
lineatus<br />
94<br />
(Menzies,<br />
1791)<br />
Remora remora (Linnaeus,<br />
1758)<br />
Family Carangidae (jacks)<br />
Carangoides<br />
ferdau<br />
Carangoides<br />
orthogrammus<br />
Caranx<br />
ignobilis<br />
Caranx<br />
lugubris<br />
Caranx<br />
melampygus<br />
(Forsskål,<br />
1775)<br />
(Jordan &<br />
Gilbert, 1881)<br />
slender<br />
suckerfish<br />
common<br />
remora<br />
IUCN<br />
code<br />
Oen Pit Hen Duc Offshore<br />
• •<br />
bar jack • • •<br />
yellow-spotted<br />
trevally (Pitkern:<br />
ulwa)<br />
• •<br />
Forsskål, 1775 giant trevally • • •<br />
Poey, 1860 black jack<br />
(Pitkern: ulwa)<br />
• • •<br />
(Cuvier, 1833) bluefin trevally • • • •<br />
Decapterus sp. - - •<br />
Pseudocaranx<br />
dentex<br />
(Bloch &<br />
Schneider,<br />
1801)<br />
Seriola lalandi Valenciennes,<br />
1833<br />
Seriola<br />
rivoliana<br />
Valenciennes,<br />
1833<br />
silver trevally<br />
(Pitkern: <strong>of</strong>e)<br />
yellowtail<br />
kingfish<br />
(Pitkern: kingie)<br />
Almaco jack<br />
/ longfin<br />
yellowtail<br />
• • •<br />
• • •<br />
•<br />
Notes<br />
• No record (from 1899) as to where this<br />
was caught.<br />
Uraspis sp. - jack, indet. • Specimen probably now lost, preidentification<br />
(Randall, 1999).<br />
Family Coryphaenidae (dolphinfishes)<br />
Coryphaena<br />
hippurus<br />
Linnaeus,<br />
1758<br />
Family Lutjanidae (snappers)<br />
Aphareus furca (Lacepède,<br />
1802)<br />
Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål,<br />
1775)<br />
Lutjanus<br />
kasmira<br />
Lutjanus<br />
monostigma<br />
Paracaesio<br />
sordidus<br />
(Forsskål,<br />
1775)<br />
common<br />
dolphinfish /<br />
mahi-mahi<br />
smalltooth<br />
jobfish<br />
twinspot<br />
snapper<br />
bluelined<br />
snapper<br />
(Cuvier, 1828) onespot<br />
snapper<br />
Abe &<br />
Shinohara,<br />
1962<br />
false fusilier<br />
snapper<br />
• • •<br />
• •<br />
• • • •<br />
• •<br />
Family Caesionidae (fusiliers)<br />
Pterocaesio tile (Cuvier, 1830) bluestreak<br />
fusilier<br />
• •<br />
Family Lethrinidae (emperors)<br />
Gnathodentex (Lacepède, yellowspot<br />
• • •<br />
aureolineatus 1802)<br />
emperor<br />
Lethrinus Valenciennes, longfaced<br />
•<br />
olivaceus 1830<br />
emperor<br />
Monotaxis (Forsskål, bigeye emperor • • • •<br />
grandoculis 1775)<br />
Family Mugilidae (mullets)<br />
Neomyxus (Gün<strong>the</strong>r, acute-jawed<br />
• • • •<br />
leuciscus 1871)<br />
mullet<br />
Family Polynemidae (threadfins)<br />
Polydactylus (Valenciennes, sixfeeler<br />
•<br />
sexfilis<br />
1831)<br />
threadfin<br />
(Pitkern: moi)<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Species Authority Common<br />
name (if<br />
known)<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pitcairn</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pitcairn</strong> <strong>Islands</strong><br />
95<br />
IUCN<br />
code<br />
Oen Pit Hen Duc Offshore<br />
Family Mullidae (goatfishes) (Note that <strong>the</strong> Pitkern name for all goatfishes is be’ard).<br />
Mulloidichthys (Lacepède, yellowstripe<br />
• • • •<br />
flavolineatus 1801)<br />
goatfish<br />
Mulloidichthys (Valenciennes, yellowfin<br />
• • •<br />
vanicolensis 1831)<br />
goatfish<br />
Parupeneus (Lacepède, two-barred<br />
• • • •<br />
bifasciatus 1801)<br />
goatfish<br />
Parupeneus (Lacepède, white-lined<br />
•<br />
ciliatus 1802)<br />
goatfish<br />
Parupeneus (Lacepède, yellowsaddle<br />
• • • •<br />
cyclostomus 1801)<br />
goatfish<br />
Parupeneus (Quoy & multibarred<br />
• • • •<br />
multifasciatus Gaimard,<br />
1825)<br />
goatfish<br />
Parupeneus (Bennett,<br />
sidespot<br />
• •<br />
pleurostigma 1831)<br />
goatfish<br />
Family Pempheridae (sweepers)<br />
Pempheris<br />
otaitensis<br />
(Cuvier, 1831) sweeper • •<br />
Family Kyphosidae (sea chubbs)<br />
Kyphosus Lacepède, drummer, chub<br />
• • • •<br />
bigibbus 1802<br />
(Pitkern: nanwi)<br />
Family Ephippidae (spadefishes)<br />
Platax sp. - • Probably P. orbicularis (Irving et al.,<br />
1995).<br />
Family Chaetodontidae (butterflyfishes)<br />
Chaetodon Forsskål, 1775 threadfin LC • • • •<br />
auriga<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Chaetodon Cuvier, 1831 bluelashed DD Listed by Palomares et al. (2011) but not<br />
bennetti<br />
butterflyfish<br />
by Randall (1999).<br />
Chaetodon Gün<strong>the</strong>r, 1874 black LC • • •<br />
flavirostris<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Chaetodon Cuvier, 1831 lined LC Listed by Palomares et al. (2011) but not<br />
lineolatus<br />
butterflyfish<br />
by Randall (1999).<br />
Chaetodon (Lacepède, racoon LC • • •<br />
lunula<br />
1802)<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Chaetodon Cuvier, 1831 Merten’s LC • • • •<br />
mertensii<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Chaetodon Cuvier, 1831 ornate LC • • • •<br />
ornatissimus<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Chaetodon Kner, 1868 dot-and-dash LC • • • •<br />
pelewensis<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Chaetodon Gray, 1831 fourspot LC • • • •<br />
quadrimaculatus<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Chaetodon Cuvier, 1831 reticulated DD • • •<br />
reticulatus<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Chaetodon Randall, 1975 Smith’s LC • New species. Due to its bold colouration,<br />
smithi<br />
butterflyfish<br />
limited distribution and <strong>the</strong> difficulty <strong>of</strong><br />
(Pitkern:<br />
acquiring live specimens, this species is<br />
Yellow latus)<br />
known to be a target for aquarium fish<br />
collectors.<br />
Chaetodon Cuvier, 1831 Pacific double- LC • Listed by Randall (1999) but not by<br />
ulietensis<br />
saddled<br />
Palomares et al. (2011). <strong>The</strong> commonest<br />
butterflyfish<br />
butterflyfish at Ducie.<br />
Chaetodon Bloch, 1787 teardrop LC • • •<br />
unimaculatus<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Forcipiger Jordan &<br />
long-nosed LC • • •<br />
flavissimus McGregor, 1898 butterflyfish<br />
Forcipiger (Broussonet, big long-nosed LC • •<br />
longirostris 1782)<br />
butterflyfish<br />
Notes
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