Biology:Little rainbow wrasse

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Little rainbow wrasse
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Dotalabrus
Species:
D. alleni
Binomial name
Dotalabrus alleni
Russell, 1988[2]

The little rainbow wrasse (Dotalabrus alleni) is a species of marine ray-finned fish which is classified within the wrasse family Labridae. It is found in the south eastern Indian Ocean off Western Australia from the Recherche Archipelago north to the Houtman Abrolhos islands. The specific name honours Dr. Gerald R. Allen who collected the holotype and a number of paratypes, and the brought Barry Russell's attention to this taxon so that he could describe it.[3]

References

  1. Choat, J.H.; Pollard, D.; Russell, B.; Sadovy, Y.J. (2010). "Dotalabrus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154841A4647878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154841A4647878.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154841/4647878. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Dotalabris alleni" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. Bray, D.J. (2018). "Dotalabrus alleni". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://136.154.202.208/home/species/2286. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2339667 entry