Lubbock's wrasse

Lubbock's wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species: C. lubbocki
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
J. E. Randall & K. E. Carpenter, 1980

Lubbock's wrasse, Cirrhilabrus lubbocki, is a species of wrasse native to coral reefs of the Philippines and the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, though it also has been claimed to be present in Malaysia, Japan,[1] and Palau. It can be found at depths from 4 to 45 m (13 to 148 ft), though rarely deeper than 30 m (98 ft). This species can reach a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rocha, L. & Hilomen, V. 2010. Cirrhilabrus lubbocki. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus lubbocki" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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