Biology:Blue-banded wrasse
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Xiphocheilus Bleeker, 1857 |
| Species: | X. typus
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| Xiphocheilus typus Bleeker, 1856
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The blue-banded wrasse (Xiphocheilus typus) is a species of wrasse native to the easternmost Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs, preferring substrates of flat sand or rubble at depths of from 15 to 85 m (49 to 279 ft). This species grows to 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Shea, S.; Liu, M.; Craig, M.T.; Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Xiphocheilus typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187809A8634854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187809A8634854.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187809/8634854. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xiphocheilus typus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1042569 entry
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