Cirrhilabrus scottorum
| Scotts' wrasse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
| Species: | C. scottorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhilabrus scottorum J. E. Randall & Pyle, 1989 | |
Scotts' wrasse, Cirrhilabrus scottorum, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean, where it occurs at depths of 3 to 40 m (9.8 to 131.2 ft) on coral reefs from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Pitcairn Islands. It can reach a total length of 13 cm (5.1 in). It is found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Rocha, L. & Yeeting, B. 2010. Cirrhilabrus scottorum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus scottorum" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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