Frontilabrus caeruleus

Frontilabrus caeruleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Frontilabrus
J. E. Randall & Condé (fr), 1989
Species: F. caeruleus
Binomial name
Frontilabrus caeruleus
J. E. Randall & Condé (fr), 1989

Frontilabrus caeruleus is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean waters around the Maldives. This species grows to a standard length of 9.4 cm (3.7 in). It is also displayed in public aquaria. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Russell, B. 2010. Frontilabrus caeruleus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Frontilabrus caeruleus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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