Purple-lined wrasse

Purple-lined wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species: C. lineatus
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus lineatus
J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1982

The purple-lined wrasse, Cirrhilabrus lineatus, is a species of wrasse native to coral reefs of New Caledonia and Australia, where it can be found at depths from 20 to 55 m (66 to 180 ft). This species can reach a total length of 12 cm (4.7 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Pollard, D., Rocha, L. & Sadovy, Y.J. 2010. Cirrhilabrus lineatus. 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 lineatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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