Four-lined wrasse

Four-lined wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudocheilinus
Species: P. tetrataenia
Binomial name
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
L. P. Schultz, 1960

The four-lined wrasse, Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean. It inhabits coral reefs at depths from 6 to 44 m (20 to 144 ft). This species can grow to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Sadovy, Y. 2010. Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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