Biology:Paracheilinus alfiani

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Short description: Species of ray-finned fish

Paracheilinus alfiani
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Paracheilinus
Species:
P. alfiani
Binomial name
Paracheilinus alfiani
G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2016

Paracheilinus alfiani, known as Alfian's flasher wrasse, is a species of flasher wrasses in the family Labridae.[1][2] It was discovered off the coast of Lembata, Indonesia and first described in 2016.[3]

Description

The species is generally found on sloping, low profile bottoms with branching hard and soft corals like Sarcophyton and Xenia.[2][3]

References

  1. "Paracheilinus alfiani Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2016". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/9052358. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. "Paracheilinus alfiani". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Paracheilinus&speciesname=alfiani. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Martin F., Martin F. (2017-08-28). "A review of the tuskfishes, genus Choerodon (Labridae, Perciformes), with descriptions of three new species". Memoirs of Museum Victoria 76: 1–111. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2017.76.01. ISSN 1447-2554. 

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