Striated wrasse

Striated wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudocheilinus
Species: P. evanidus
Binomial name
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903

The striated wrasse, Pseudocheilinus evanidus, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species inhabits coral reefs at depths from 6 to 61 m (20 to 200 ft). It can grow to 9 cm (3.5 in) in total length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bertoncini, A. 2010. Pseudocheilinus evanidus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudocheilinus evanidus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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