McCosker's flasher wrasse

McCosker's flasher wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Paracheilinus
Species: P. mccoskeri
Binomial name
Paracheilinus mccoskeri
J. E. Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977

McCosker's flasher wrasse, Paracheilinus mccoskeri, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is a reef inhabitant, at depths from 5 to 40 m (16 to 131 ft), and can grow to 8 cm (3.1 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Liu, M. & To, A. 2010. Paracheilinus mccoskeri. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Paracheilinus mccoskeri" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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