| White-barred wrasse | |
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Scientific 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.[2] 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",[3] in the aquarium trade.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bray, D.J. (2018). "Pseudocheilinus ocellatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ Mystery Wrasse, Liveaquaria.com
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pseudocheilinus ocellatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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