Blueside wrasse
| Blueside wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cirrhilabrus |
| Species: | C. cyanopleura
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1851)
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The blueside wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is found on reefs in schools swimming 1 to 2 m (3.3 to 6.6 ft) above the bottom. It occurs at depths from 2 to 30 m (6.6 to 98.4 ft), most often between 5 and 20 m (16 and 66 ft). This species can reach a standard length of 15 cm (5.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
It feeds on zooplankton. It may be relatively common but declining because of threats: blast fishing, sedimentation, pollution, collection for the aquarium trade and habitat loss of shallow reefs.
References[edit]
- ^ Cabanban, A.; Choat, J.H. (2010). "Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187544A8563582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187544A8563582.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura.
- Photos of Blueside wrasse on Sealife Collection
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