Halichoeres inornatus
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Genus: | Sagittalarva Victor, 2013
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Species: | S. inornata
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Sagittalarva inornata (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
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The Cape wrasse (Sagittalarva inornata) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Colombia, including Cocos Island, Malpelo Island, and the Galapagos. It is a deep-water species recorded as occurring down to about 150 m (490 ft). This species grows to 16.2 cm (6.4 in) in standard length. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1][2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sagittalarva inornata". FishBase. April 2014 version.
- ^ Victor, B.C., Alfaro, M.E. & Sorenson, L. (2013): Rediscovery of Sagittalarva inornata n. gen., n. comb. (Gilbert, 1890) (Perciformes: Labridae), a long-lost deepwater fish from the eastern Pacific Ocean: a case study of a forensic approach to taxonomy using DNA barcoding. Zootaxa, 3669 (4): 551–570.