Fishes of Johnston Island-RANDALL, LoBEL, AND CHAVE 61
FIGURE 43. Polylepion russelli, photo from submarine in 275m (R. Gooding).
*Pseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder, 1904)
One female (BPBM 29622, 62mm SL) was
speared outside the barrier reef northeast of
the small boat channel in 21 m by Randall and
photographed (Figure 44). Rare at Johnston
where it was seen only in outer reef areas.
Stethojulis balteata (Quoy and gaimard,
1824)
Stethojulis axillaris (Quoy and gaimard),
as reported by Gosline 1955. Randall and Kay
(1974) have shown that S. axillarisis the initial
phase and S. balteata the terminal male of
the same species; the latter name has page
priority.
Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant and Sauvage,
1875)
Julis verticalis Smith and Swain, 1883.
Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy and gaimard,
1924)
Julis clepsydralis Smith and Swain, 1883.
The hybrid of Thalassoma duperrey and
T. lutescens is not uncommon at Johnston
Island; it is under study by Randall and Lobel.
The cross T. duperrey x T. quinquevittatum is
occasionally seen at the atoll.
Thalassoma lutescens (Lay and Bennett, 1839)
Thalassoma aneitense (Gunther), as re-
ported by Fowler and Ball 1925.
Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskiil, 1775);
Fowler and Ball 1925
Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay and Ben-
nett, 1839); Gosline 1955
Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepede, 180 I)
Thalassoma fuscum (Lacepede) as reported