Striated wrasse

Striated wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudocheilinus
Species: P. evanidus
Binomial name
Pseudocheilinus evanidus

The striated wrasse, Pseudocheilinus evanidus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species inhabits coral reefs at depths from 6 to 61 m (20 to 200 ft). It can grow to 9 cm (3.5 in) in total length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bertoncini, A. 2010. Pseudocheilinus evanidus. 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). "Pseudocheilinus evanidus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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