Wetmorella nigropinnata
| Sharpnose wrasse | |
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| Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Wetmorella |
| Species: | W. nigropinnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901) | |
The sharpnose wrasse or possum wrasse (Wetmorella nigropinnata) is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea across to Pitcairn Island.[1] They live in coral reefs. They were a minor importance for commercial fisheries and it could be found in the aquarium trade.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Wetmorella nigropinnata" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
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