Ophthalmolepis

Ophthalmolepis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Ophthalmolepis; Bleeker, 1862
Species:	O. lineolata
Binomial name
	Ophthalmolepis lineolata; (Valenciennes, 1839)
Synonyms
	Julis lineolatus Valenciennes, 1839;

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

^ Russell, B., Fairclough, D. & Pollard, D. 2010. Ophthalmolepis lineolata. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 November 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophthalmolepis lineolata". FishBase. August 2013 version.

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[1] Russell, B., Fairclough, D. & Pollard, D. 2010. Ophthalmolepis lineolata. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 November 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophthalmolepis lineolata". FishBase. August 2013 version.

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