Cirrhilabrus punctatus

The dotted wrasse, or Cirrhilabrus punctatus, is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs from Papua New Guinea and Australia to Tonga and Fiji. It inhabits coral reefs at depths from 2 to 35 m (6.6 to 114.8 ft), though mostly between 5 and 28 m (16 and 92 ft). It can reach a total length of 13 cm (5.1 in). This species is found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Cirrhilabrus punctatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species:
C. punctatus
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus punctatus

References

  1. Rocha, L. & Pollard, D. (2010). "Cirrhilabrus punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187769A8626128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187769A8626128.en. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus punctatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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