Eight-lined wrasse

Eight-lined wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudocheilinus
Species: P. octotaenia
Binomial name
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
O. P. Jenkins, 1901
Synonyms
  • Pseudocheilinus margaretae J. L. B. Smith, 1956

The eight-lined wrasse, Pseudocheilinus octotaenia, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It occurs on coral reefs at depths from 2 to 50 m (6.6 to 164.0 ft), preferring to shelter in niches and caves. This species can grow to 14 cm (5.5 in) in standard length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Sadovy, Y. & Rocha, L.A. 2010. Pseudocheilinus octotaenia. 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). "Pseudocheilinus octotaenia" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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