Pseudolabrus guentheri
Pseudolabrus guentheri | |
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Sleeping among ascidians | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Pseudolabrus |
Species: | P. guentheri
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Binomial name | |
Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker, 1862
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Pseudolabrus guentheri, or Gunther's wrasse, is a ray-finned fish from the wrasse family. It was named for Albert Günther.
Habitat[]
Gunther's wrasse is a marine species which inhabits rocky and coral reefs generally in shallow water up to 20m in depth.[3] The species feeds on small benthic crustaceans.[2]
Distribution[]
The species is exclusively known from subtropical eastern Australia, occurring in Queensland as far north as Lindeman Island, and in New South Wales as far south as Botany Bay.
Name[]
The specific name of this fish honours the British-German ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther 1830-1914).[2]
References[]
- ^ Russell, B.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Pseudolabrus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187533A8560770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187533A8560770.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Pseudolabrus guentheri" in FishBase. 10 2011 version.
- ^ Westneat, M.W., 2001. Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Pseudolabrus
- Fish described in 1862
- Fish of Australia
- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Labridae stubs