Long green wrasse

Pseudojuloides elongatus
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudojuloides
Species: P. elongatus
Binomial name
Pseudojuloides elongatus
Ayling & B. C. Russell, 1977

The long green wrasse, Pseudojuloides elongatus, is a species of wrasse native to coastal waters from Australia to New Zealand and Norfolk Island (records from the Izu Islands, Japan are considered an undescribed species).[1] This species occurs to depths around 25 m (82 ft) in weedy areas on reefs.[1] It can reach 12.6 cm (5.0 in) in standard length.[1] This species is also found the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Russell, B. 2010. Pseudojuloides elongatus. 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). "Pseudojuloides elongatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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