Ophthalmolepis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Ophthalmolepis Bleeker, 1862 |
Species: | O. lineolata
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Binomial name | |
Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes, 1839)
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Ophthalmolepis lineolata, the southern Maori wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Indian Ocean coastal waters of Australia. This species has been found at a minimum depth of 60 m (200 ft). This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Russell, B.; Fairclough, D.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Ophthalmolepis lineolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187409A8527955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187409A8527955.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ophthalmolepis lineolata" in FishBase. August 2013 version.