Iniistius trivittatus
| Iniistius trivittatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Labroidei |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Iniistius |
| Species: | I. trivittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Iniistius trivittatus (J. E. Randall & Cornish, 2000) | |
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Iniistius trivittatus is a species of wrasse currently only known from the Pacific waters off Hong Kong and Taiwan. This species inhabits reefs from the surface to 10 m (33 ft) deep. It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length.[2]
It is deep bodied and extremely laterally compressed as in all members of its genus. It is distinctively coloured, generally pale yellow with three broad, dark, vertical bars on its body. A further diagnostic trait is the presence of a deep notch between the first two spines of the dorsal fin.[2]
References
- ↑ Russell, B. 2010. Iniistius trivittatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Iniistius trivittatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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