Scotts' wrasse

Scotts' wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species: C. scottorum
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus scottorum

Scotts' wrasse, Cirrhilabrus scottorum, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean, where it occurs at depths of 3 to 40 m (9.8 to 131.2 ft) on coral reefs from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Pitcairn Islands. It can reach a total length of 13 cm (5.1 in). It is found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Rocha, L. & Yeeting, B. 2010. Cirrhilabrus scottorum. 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 scottorum" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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