Blue-banded wrasse

The blue-banded wrasse (Xiphocheilus typus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern-most Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs, preferring substrates of flat sand or rubble at depths of from 15 to 85 m (49 to 279 ft). This species grows to 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Blue-banded wrasse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Xiphocheilus
Bleeker, 1857
Species:
X. typus
Binomial name
Xiphocheilus typus
Bleeker, 1856
Synonyms

Genus:

Species:

  • Xiphochilus quadrimaculatus Günther, 1880
  • Xiphocheilus quadrimaculatus Günther, 1880

References
  1. Shea, S.; Liu, M.; Craig, M.T. & Rocha, L.A. (2010). "Xiphocheilus typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187809A8634854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187809A8634854.en. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xiphocheilus typus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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