Seagrass wrasse

Seagrass wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Novaculoides
J. E. Randall & Earle, 2004
Species: N. macrolepidotus
Binomial name
Novaculoides macrolepidotus
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Labrus macrolepidotus Bloch, 1791
  • Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791)
  • Labrus arago Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Julis trimaculata Valenciennes, 1839
  • Novacula julioides Bleeker, 1851

The seagrass wrasse, Novaculoides macrolepidotus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found in lagoons and mangrove forests in seagrass beds or on sandy areas with plentiful algal growth. It occurs at depths from the surface to 10 m (33 ft). This species grows to 16 cm (6.3 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Craig, M., Rocha, L. & Liu, M. 2010. Novaculoides macrolepidotus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Novaculoides macrolepidotus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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