Blue-banded wrasse

Xiphocheilus typus (Bleeker, 1856)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xiphocheilus
Bleeker, 1857
Species: X. typus
Binomial name
Xiphocheilus typus
Bleeker, 1856
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Peaolopesia J. L. B. Smith, 1949

Species:

  • Xiphochilus quadrimaculatus Günther, 1880
  • Xiphocheilus quadrimaculatus Günther, 1880

The blue-banded wrasse (Xiphocheilus typus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern-most Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs, preferring substrates of flat sand or rubble at depths of from 15 to 85 m (49 to 279 ft). This species grows to 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Common Name

The common name is Blue-banded wrasse.

Habitat

They were found in salt water.

Dispersion

The area of dispersion is Thai Sea Boundary.

Utilization

They were used for Fishery: Small Trading

References

  1. Shea, S., Liu, M., Craig, M.T. & Rocha, L.A. 2010. Xiphocheilus typus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xiphocheilus typus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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