Biology:Seagrass wrasse
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Short description: Species of fish
| Seagrass wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Novaculoides J. E. Randall & Earle, 2004 |
| Species: | N. macrolepidotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791)
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The seagrass wrasse, Novaculoides macrolepidotus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found in lagoons and mangrove forests in seagrass beds or on sandy areas with plentiful algal growth. It occurs at depths from the surface to 10 m (33 ft). This species grows to 16 cm (6.3 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] The juveniles and smaller adults of this species are Batesian mimics of the venomous waspfish in the genus Ablabys. When threatened, these fish dive headfirst into the sea grass or sea weed beds they inhabit.[3]
References
- ↑ Craig, M.; Rocha, L.; Liu, M. (2010). "Novaculichthys macrolepidotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187763A8624473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187763A8624473.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/187763/8624473. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Novaculoides macrolepidotus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ↑ Bray, D.J. (2019). "Novaculoides macrolepidotus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://136.154.202.208/home/species/258.
External links
- Photos of Seagrass wrasse on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q19921549 entry
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