Purple-lined wrasse

Purple-lined wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species: C. lineatus
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus lineatus
J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982

The purple-lined wrasse, Cirrhilabrus lineatus, is a species of wrasse native to coral reefs of New Caledonia and Australia, where it can be found at depths from 20 to 55 m (66 to 180 ft). This species can reach a total length of 12 cm (4.7 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Pollard, D., Rocha, L. & Sadovy, Y.J. 2010. Cirrhilabrus lineatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 03 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus lineatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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