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A taxonomic review of the common East Asian labrid species. “Pseudolabrus japonicus” (Houttuyn) indicates that it comprises two distinct species to which we have applied the names,Pseudolabrus sieboldi sp. nov. andPseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson). The original description of “P. japonicus” agrees with no known Japanese labrid species and may be regarded as a nomen dubium.Pseudolabrus sieboldi differs fromP. eoethinus in coloration of the head and body, and some meristic and morphometric characters.Pseudolabrus sieboldi occurs on the southern coasts of the Sea of Japan, butP. eoethinus is absent there; both species are widely distributed on the Pacific coasts of southern Japan.
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Mabuchi, K., Nakabo, T. Revision of the genusPseudolabrus (Labridae) from the East Asian waters. Ichthyological Research 44, 321–334 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02671984
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