White-barred wrasse
| White-barred wrasse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Pseudocheilinus |
| Species: | P. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocheilinus ocellatus J. E. Randall, 1999 | |
The white-barred wrasse, Pseudocheilinus ocellatus, is a species of wrasse native to the central western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits coral reefs at depths from 20 to 58 m (66 to 190 ft). This species can grow to 10.3 cm (4.1 in) in standard length. It can also be found, under the trade name "mystery wrasse",[2] in the aquarium trade.[3]
References
- ↑ Sadovy, Y.J. 2010. Pseudocheilinus ocellatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
- ↑ Mystery Wrasse, Liveaquaria.com
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudocheilinus ocellatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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