Pelvic-spot wrasse

Pelvic-spot wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudocheilinops
Species: P. ataenia
Binomial name
Pseudocheilinops ataenia

The pelvic-spot wrasse, Pseudocheilinops ataenia, is a species of wrasse native to tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on coral reefs in areas with little wave action at depths from 5 to 15 m (16 to 49 ft). This species grows to 6.5 cm (2.6 in) in total length. Pseudocheilinops ataenia is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Bertoncini, A. & Stockwell, B. 2010. Pseudocheilinops ataenia. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudocheilinops ataenia" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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