Red-cheek wrasse
Red-cheek wrasse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Thalassoma |
Species: | T. genivittatum |
Binomial name | |
Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839) | |
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The red-cheek wrasse (Thalassoma genivittatum) is a species of wrasse native to the western Indian Ocean, where it can be found on rocky reefs at depths from 4 to 25 m (13 to 82 ft). It can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Pollard, D. & Cabanban, A. 2010. Thalassoma genivittatum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Thalassoma genivittatum" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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