Pseudojuloides severnsi, a new species of wrasse from Indonesia and Sri Lanka (Perciformes: Labridae)

Abstract

Pseudojuloides severnsi n. sp. described from 11 specimens 50.7-91.5 mm SL: 9 from Indonesia, 2 from Sri Lanka. It is distinguishable from other members of the genus by the following characters: Terminal Phase with large blue-margined black patch covering the posteriodorsal region of the head and the dorsal anterior third if the body, an orange submarginal line along the length of the dorsal fin, and upper and lower rays of the caudal fin forming dark lobes which protrude beyond the medial caudal margin.