Long green wrasse
| Pseudojuloides elongatus | |
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| Species: | P. elongatus
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| Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & B. C. Russell, 1977
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The long green wrasse, Pseudojuloides elongatus, is a species of wrasse native to coastal waters from Australia to New Zealand and Norfolk Island (records from the Izu Islands, Japan are considered an undescribed species).[1] This species occurs to depths around 25 m (82 ft) in weedy areas on reefs.[1] It can reach 12.6 cm (5.0 in) in standard length.[1] This species is also found the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Russell, B. 2010. Pseudojuloides elongatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 November 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pseudojuloides elongatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.