Parajulis poecilepterus

Parajulis poecilepterus
Parajulis poecilepterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Parajulis
Bleeker, 1865
Species: P. poecilepterus
Binomial name
Parajulis poecilepterus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Julis poecilepterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Julis pyrrhogramma Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
  • Julis thirsites J. Richardson, 1846
  • Julis poecilopterus J. Richardson, 1846
  • Halichoeres poecilopterus (J. Richardson, 1846)
cooked wrasse （Sashimi and nitsuke）

Parajulis poecilepterus is a species of wrasse native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean along the coast of Asia. It is an inshore species, being found in areas with a substrate of pebbles. This species grows to 34 cm (13 in) in total length. This species is commercially important and is also farmed. It is popular as a game fish and can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shea, S., Liu, M. & Craig, M.T. 2010. Parajulis poecilepterus. 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). "Parajulis poecilepterus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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