Biology:Laboute's wrasse

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Laboute's wrasse
Cirrhilabrus laboutei.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species:
C. laboutei
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus laboutei
J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982

Laboute's wrasse, Cirrhilabrus laboutei, is a species of wrasse native to the coral reefs of New Caledonia and Australia , where it occurs at depths of 7 to 55 m (23 to 180 ft). This species can reach a total length of 12 cm (4.7 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this fish honours Pierre Laboute who first photographed this species off New Caledonia and gave J.E. Randall advice on where to collect specimens.[3]

References

  1. Rocha, L.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Cirrhilabrus laboutei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187439A8535703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187439A8535703.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187439/8535703. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus laboutei" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  3. J.E. Randall; R. Lubbock (1982). "Three new labrid fishes of the new genus Cirrhilabrus from the southwestern Pacific". Occasional Papers of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 25 (2): 1–12. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op25-2.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2368258 entry