Biology:Wetmorella nigropinnata

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Wetmorella nigropinnata
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Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Wetmorella
Species:
W. nigropinnata
Binomial name
Wetmorella nigropinnata
(Seale, 1901)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cheilinus nigropinnatus Seale, 1901
  • Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928
  • Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954
  • Wetmorella triocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954

The sharpnose wrasse or possum wrasse (Wetmorella nigropinnata) is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea across to Pitcairn Island.[2] They live in coral reefs. They were a minor importance for commercial fisheries and it could be found in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. Bertoncini, A.; Yeeting, B. (2010). "Wetmorella nigropinnata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187407A8527317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187407A8527317.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187407/8527317. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Wetmorella nigropinnata" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3754288 entry