White-barred wrasse

White-barred wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudocheilinus
Species: P. ocellatus
Binomial name
Pseudocheilinus ocellatus

The white-barred wrasse, Pseudocheilinus ocellatus, is a species of wrasse native to the central western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits coral reefs at depths from 20 to 58 m (66 to 190 ft). This species can grow to 10.3 cm (4.1 in) in standard length. It can also be found, under the trade name "mystery wrasse",[2] in the aquarium trade.[3]

References

  1. Sadovy, Y.J. 2010. Pseudocheilinus ocellatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
  2. Mystery Wrasse, Liveaquaria.com
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudocheilinus ocellatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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