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White-barred wrasse

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Species of fish

White-barred wrasse
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudocheilinus
Species: P. ocellatus
Binomial name
Pseudocheilinus ocellatus
J. E. Randall, 1999

The white-barred wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus), also known as the white-barred pink wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae This wrasse is native to the central western Pacific Ocean from Japan to the Coral Sea. 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", in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. Sadovy, Y.J. (2010). "Pseudocheilinus ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155314A4773189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155314A4773189.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Bray, D.J. (2018). "Pseudocheilinus ocellatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. Mystery Wrasse, Liveaquaria.com
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudocheilinus ocellatus". FishBase. October 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudocheilinus ocellatus


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