| Family: |
Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Cheilininae |
| Max. size: |
8.49 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 30 - 55 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Okinawa and the Ogasawara Islands. Also recorded from Taiwan (Ref. 48452); Bali and Sangihe Islands in Indonesia (Ref. 47567). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9. In females, upper and middle part of body with several orange-red longitudinal stripes from snout to caudal peduncle; whitish on abdomen, thorax, and lower part of head (Ref. 48452). Young specimens with a black spot on upper part of caudal and 3 dark red stripes on upper part of body (Ref. 48452). Caudal fin rounded in female and young fish; strongly lunate in male (Ref. 48452). |
| Biology: |
Collected at depths ranging from 32 to 45 m on dead coral and rubble substratum. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 March 2009 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
