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Mutant wrasse

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Mutant wrasse
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Conniella

Species:
C. apterygia
Binomial name
Conniella apterygia

The mutant wrasse, Conniella apterygia, is a species of wrasse only known to occur in Australia's Rowley Shoals at depths from 30 to 40 m (98 to 131 ft). This species grows to a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. ^ Russell, B. & Pollard, D. 2010. Conniella apterygia. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 November 2013.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conniella apterygia". FishBase. August 2013 version.