Biology:Rainbow slender wrasse

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Rainbow slender wrasse
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Suezichthys
Species:
S. arquatus
Binomial name
Suezichthys arquatus
B. C. Russell, 1985

The rainbow slender wrasse (Suezichthys arquatus), also known as the painted rainbow wrasse,[2] is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is found from Japan to Australia and east to New Zealand. It occurs on reefs at depths from 13 to 100 m (43 to 328 ft), usually over patches of sand. This species can reach 13.5 cm (5.3 in) in total length.[3]

References

  1. Russell, B. (2010). "Suezichthys arquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187813A8635709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187813A8635709.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187813/8635709. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Bray, D.J. (2019). "Suezichthys arquatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://136.154.202.208/home/species/1257. Retrieved 31 January 2020. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Suezichthys arquatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1410815 entry