Anampses viridis Valenciennes, 1840
Mauritius green wrasse
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Anampses rubroviridis Liénard, 1891; Anampses viridus Valenciennes, 1840
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym)?
Last record: before 1840
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Nothing is known about the Mauritius green wrasse (Anampses viridis) except those facts which have been adduced from examining the preserved specimen. Therefore the reason/s for its presumed extinction can only be guessed, as can the extinction timeline. However, this species may be a synonym of A. caeruleopunctatus (Russell & Craig, 2013).
Distribution
Mauritius
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Lectotype: MNHN A-8244
Paralectotype: MNHN A-8243
According to (Cabanban & Pollard, 2010) Anampses viridis is only known from the type specimen (i.e. holotype). But this seems to be an error.
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Cuvier, G. and Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420.
Other references:
Cabanban, A. and Pollard, D. (2010). Anampses viridis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 25 July 2012.
Randall, J. E. (1972). A revision of the labrid fish genus Anampses. Micronesica 8(1-2): 151-190.
Russell, Barry C. and Craig, Matthew T. (2013). Anampses viridis Valenciennes 1840 (Pisces: Labridae)–a case of taxonomic confusion and mistaken extinction. Zootaxa 3722 (1): 083-091. [Abstract]
http://fishbase.org/summary/Anampses-viridis.html
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=recentfish&action=display&thread=1740