Rhomboid wrasse

Rhomboid wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species: C. rhomboidalis
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
J. E. Randall, 1988

The rhomboid wrasse, Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Marshall Islands, where it is only known from Kwajalein Atoll. It inhabits coral reefs down to 40 m (130 ft). This species can reach a total length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in).[2]

References

  1. Pollard, D., Rocha, L., Sadovy, Y.J. & Yeeting, B. 2010. Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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