Long green wrasse
| Pseudojuloides elongatus | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Pseudojuloides |
| Species: | P. elongatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & B. C. Russell, 1977 | |
The long green wrasse, Pseudojuloides elongatus, is a species of wrasse native to coastal waters from Australia to New Zealand and Norfolk Island (records from the Izu Islands, Japan are considered an undescribed species).[1] This species occurs to depths around 25 m (82 ft) in weedy areas on reefs.[1] It can reach 12.6 cm (5.0 in) in standard length.[1] This species is also found the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Russell, B. 2010. Pseudojuloides elongatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudojuloides elongatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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