Social wrasse
| Social wrasse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
| Species: | C. rubriventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis V. G. Springer & J. E. Randall, 1974 | |
The social wrasse, Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis, is a species of wrasse from the western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to South Africa, though questionable claims have been made for its occurrence out to the western Pacific. It inhabits coral reefs at depths of 3 to 43 m (9.8 to 141.1 ft). This species can reach a total length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
There is another species referred to as the social wrasse, Holichoeres socialis, found only in the Pelican Keys in Belize. It is critically endangered. [3]
References
- ↑ Rocha, L. 2010. Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/187435/0
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