Deepwater wrasse

Deepwater wrasse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cirrhilabrus
Species: C. bathyphilus
Binomial name
Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
Randall & Nagareda, 2002

The deepwater wrasse, Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean. It inhabits coral reefs and it can be found at depths from 60 to 217 m (197 to 712 ft).[2] This species can reach a standard length of 7.6 cm (3.0 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Rocha, L., 2010. Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 January 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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