Pseudojuloides crux和P. paradiseusare two new species of pencil wrasses described by Reef Builders alum Yi-Kai Tea et. al that sheds light on some ‘known unknown’ labrid species. In a similar vein to the Roa rumsfeldi butterflyfish, the new pencil wrasse species are the result of closer inspection of the different populations of elongate pencil wrasses,P. elongatus.
Previously, the elongate pencil wrasse was recognized from three widely separated, ‘anti-equatorial’ population ranges in southern Japan, western Australia, and Eastern Australia. Following the redescription of伪juloides Elongatus，该物种现在仅限于澳大利亚东部P. cruxtakes over the classification of the West Australian species, andP. paradiseus是日本南部的铅笔眉毛的名称。
正如刚才提到的，Pseudojuloides crux现在被认为是西澳大利亚州特有的，其着色与P. elongatusbut males that are greenish yellow to yellowish orange but a much more pronounced dark patch overlaying the upper half of the body. This dark regions highlights three to five rows of bright metallic blue spots in the males, while females are mostly unadorned and drab by comparison.
如果星状铅笔wrasseP. crux是略带色彩和吸引人的版本的细长铅笔wrasse，天堂铅笔wrasseP. paradiseusreally turns up the light show. This newly recognized species from Southern Japan has been the subject of many Japanese underwater photographers and has even made some rare appearances in marine aquariums asPseudojuloides sp. 4.
The paradise pencil wrasse is orange overall, especially the females which basically look like an agile swimming carrot totally devoid of any pattern. The males ofPseudojuloides paradiseusare orange overall with a yellow ventral area, and the black patch of its congeners limited to part of the upper body.
男性天堂铅笔卷曲的脸部和身体都装饰在整个整个身体上，脸部蓝线，脸上蓝线，绿色的斑点在背鳍上铺满了绿色斑点，大多数是蓝色的骨盆鳍中的红色斑点。不用说，Paradise Pencil Wrasse确实辜负了世界各地许多其他许多铅笔曲的成熟男性中发现的色彩。
Thankfully, these beautiful new pencil wrasse species are perfect size for aquariums, growing up to around 4 inches or 10 cm long, and are found in relatively shallow waters. Hopefully with the official description of the formerly wide-ranging elongate pencil wrasses into three separate species will help us understand these beautiful fish and what makes them distinctive and unique. [Copeia]
