The role of labrid fish in prehistoric economics in New Zealand

Leach, B. F.; Anderson, Albert J.

doi:10.1016/0305-4403(79)90030-x

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“…In contrast to other parts of Oceania, however (e.g. Ayres, 1979;Leach and Anderson 1979;Goto 1986;Dye 1990;Nagaoka 1994Nagaoka ,2000Leach et al 1997;Butler 1988Butler ,2001Leach and Davidson 200 1;Allen 1992Allen , 2002Allen et al 200 1), there has been a dearth of studies dedicated to examining fish from archaeological assemblages in Micronesia (see Fleming 1986;Leach et al 1988;Masse 1989;Kataoka 1996 for the few major studies to date). This is surprising considering the size of the region (7.4 million km-), number of islands and reef islets (approximately 3,(00), and accounts testifying to Micronesian's extensive knowledge of capturing fish and sea mammals (Johannes 1981).…”

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Prehistoric fishing in Palau, Micronesia: evidence from the Northern Rock Islands

Fitzpatrick

Kataoka

2005

Archaeology in Oceania

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We report on an assemblage of well preserved fish remains recovered from the site of Chelechol ra Orrak in the Rock Islands of Palau. This is only the second such study to date in Palau and one of the few for the region, indicating the need to better understand the role marine resources played in the adaptation and development of early Micronesian societies. Results demonstrate that Palauans were fishing by at least 1700 BP, several hundred years earlier than previously recorded, and that they exploited a wide range of fish taxa, primarily from inner reef and lagoonal habitats. Our study also suggests that the diversity of fish decreased over time, perhaps due to overharvesting and/or changes in subsistence patterns, similar to what other researchers have reported in the Pacific.

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Prehistoric fishing in Palau, Micronesia: evidence from the Northern Rock Islands

Fitzpatrick

Kataoka

2005

Archaeology in Oceania

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“…name 'parrot fish' (not to be confused with parrot fish of the family Scaridae). Pscudolabrine fishes were well known to indigenes, and although of little value today, formed an important source of food in prehistoric New Zealand (Leach & Anderson, 1979) and Tasmania (Jones, 1978).…”

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Revision of the labrid fish genus Pseudolabrus and allied genera

Russell¹

1988

Rec. Aust. Mus., Suppl.

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Six labrid genera, Austrolabrus Steindachner, Dotalabrus Whitley, Eupetrichthys Ramsay & Ogilby, Notolabrus new genus, Pictilabrus Gill, and Pseudolabrus Bleeker, are recognised as forming a monophyletic assemblage, here referred to collectively as pseudolabrines.This group comprises 23 species, including two new species described herein: Dotalabrus alleni n.sp. and Pictilabrus viridis n.sp., both from south-western Australia. The genus Suezichthys (= Suezia) Smith, previously considered closely related to Pseudolabrus, is excluded. Keys, diagnoses and descriptions of the genera and species are given. The pseudolabrines are provisionally placed in the tribe lulidini, and appear to be the plesiomorphic sister group of all other julidines. Within the pseudolabrine group, cladistic analysis supports the separation of Notolabrus n.gen., previously included with Pseudolabrus, and the inclusion of Lunolabrus Whitley as a sub genus of Pseudolabrus.

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“…In the analysis of Pacific Island fish remains, special bones are skeletal elements, such as spines, scales, and vertebrae that are generally not diagnostic for all taxa [25]. Such bones are often modified or specialized, and can be large, dense, and distinctively shaped.…”

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Differential recovery of Pacific Island fish remains

Nagaoka

2005

Journal of Archaeological Science

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The role of labrid fish in prehistoric economics in New Zealand

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Prehistoric fishing in Palau, Micronesia: evidence from the Northern Rock Islands

Prehistoric fishing in Palau, Micronesia: evidence from the Northern Rock Islands

Revision of the labrid fish genus Pseudolabrus and allied genera

Differential recovery of Pacific Island fish remains

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