Orange wrasse

Pseudolabrus luculentus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudolabrus
Species: P. luculentus
Binomial name
Pseudolabrus luculentus
(J. Richardson, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Labrus luculentus J. Richardson, 1848
  • Labrichthys luculenta (J. Richardson, 1848)
  • Tautoga luculenta J. Richardson, 1848 (ambiguous)

Pseudolabrus luculentus, the Orange wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. It is found in inshore waters at depths of from 10 to 50 metres (33 to 164 ft). It can reach a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, D., Russell, B. & Sadovy, Y.J. 2010. Pseudolabrus luculentus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudolabrus luculentus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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