Exquisite wrasse
| Exquisite wrasse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
| Species: | C. exquisitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhilabrus exquisitus J. L. B. Smith, 1957 | |
The exquisite wrasse, Cirrhilabrus exquisitus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the African coast to the Tuamotus in the Pacific Ocean. It inhabits reefs at depths from 6 to 40 m (20 to 131 ft), though rarely deeper than 10 m (33 ft). This species can reach a standard length of 12 cm (4.7 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Common Name
Exquisite wrasse
Habitat
Salt water
Dispersion
Thai Sea Boundary
Utilization
Aquarium: Trade
References
- ↑ Yeeting, B. & Rocha, L. 2010. Cirrhilabrus exquisitus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus exquisitus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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