WoRMS taxon details
Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901)
219067 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219067)
accepted
Species
Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901 · unaccepted
Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954 · unaccepted
Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928 · unaccepted
Wetmorella phillipina Fowler & Bean, 1928 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901) Seale, A. (1901). Report of a mission to Guam. Part II. Fishes. <em>Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 1: 61-128., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122392 [details]
Description Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). A secretive species. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9823).
Description Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). A secretive species. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9823). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219067 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1928). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the ... steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 100, v. 7: i-viii + 1-525, Pls. 1-49. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901) Seale, A. (1901). Report of a mission to Guam. Part II. Fishes. <em>Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 1: 61-128., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122392 [details]
original description (of Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954) Schultz, L. P.; Marshall, N. B. (1954). A review of the labrid fish genus Wetmorella with descriptions of new forms from the tropical Indo-Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 103 (3327): 439-447, Pl. 12. [details]
original description (of Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954) Schultz, L. P.; Marshall, N. B. (1954). A review of the labrid fish genus Wetmorella with descriptions of new forms from the tropical Indo-Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 103 (3327): 439-447, Pl. 12. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901) Seale, A. (1901). Report of a mission to Guam. Part II. Fishes. <em>Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 1: 61-128., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122392 [details]
original description (of Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954) Schultz, L. P.; Marshall, N. B. (1954). A review of the labrid fish genus Wetmorella with descriptions of new forms from the tropical Indo-Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 103 (3327): 439-447, Pl. 12. [details]
original description (of Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954) Schultz, L. P.; Marshall, N. B. (1954). A review of the labrid fish genus Wetmorella with descriptions of new forms from the tropical Indo-Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 103 (3327): 439-447, Pl. 12. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). A secretive species. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9823). [details]
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Wetmorella philippina bifasciata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Wetmorella nigropinnata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella phillipina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella philippina bifasciata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To FishBase images (Wetmorella nigropinnata, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 42 proteins) (from synonym Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Wetmorella nigropinnata FIN030478 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Wetmorella nigropinnata USNM 431787 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Wetmorella philippina P04349 illustration) (from synonym Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Wetmorella triocellata P04351 illustration) (from synonym Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Wetmorella philippina bifasciata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Wetmorella nigropinnata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella phillipina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To FishBase (from synonym Wetmorella philippina bifasciata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To FishBase images (Wetmorella nigropinnata, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 42 proteins) (from synonym Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Wetmorella nigropinnata FIN030478 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Wetmorella nigropinnata USNM 431787 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Wetmorella philippina P04349 illustration) (from synonym Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Wetmorella triocellata P04351 illustration) (from synonym Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954)
To ITIS
