Biology:Sand wrasse
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Short description: Species of fish
| Sand wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Actinopterygii |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Labriformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Labridae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Ammolabrus J. E. Randall & Carlson, 1997 |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">A. dicrus |
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| Ammolabrus dicrus J. E. Randall & Carlson, 1997
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The sand wrasse, Ammolabrus dicrus, is a species of wrasse endemic to Oahu, Hawaii. They prefer open, sandy substrates, where they hunt for zooplankton near the ocean floor. They can be found at depths of 7 to 18 m (23 to 59 ft) in small schools. This species grows to a length of 9.4 cm (3.7 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Cheung, W.W.L.; Craig, M.; Rocha, L. (2010). "Ammolabrus dicrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187796A8631482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187796A8631482.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187796/8631482. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ammolabrus dicrus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1758448 entry
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