McCosker's flasher wrasse
| McCosker's flasher wrasse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Paracheilinus |
| Species: | P. mccoskeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracheilinus mccoskeri J. E. Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977 | |
McCosker's flasher wrasse, Paracheilinus mccoskeri, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is a reef inhabitant, at depths from 5 to 40 m (16 to 131 ft), and can grow to 8 cm (3.1 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Liu, M. & To, A. 2010. Paracheilinus mccoskeri. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Paracheilinus mccoskeri" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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