Tubelip wrasse

Tubelip wrasse
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Labrichthys; Bleeker, 1854
Species:	L. unilineatus
Binomial name
	Labrichthys unilineatus; (Guichenot, 1847)
Synonyms
	Genus: Thysanocheilus Kner, 1864; Species: Cossyphus unilineatus Guichenot, 1847; Labrichthys cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1854; Thysanocheilus ornatus Kner, 1865; Chaerojulis castaneus Kner & Steindachner, 1867;

The tubelip wrasse (Labrichthys unilineatus) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species occurs in lagoons and on coral reefs at depths from 0 to 20 m (0 to 66 ft). This species grows to 17.5 cm (6.9 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[2]

References

^ Pollard, D. 2010. Labrichthys unilineatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 10 November 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labrichthys unilineatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.

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[1] Pollard, D. 2010. Labrichthys unilineatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 10 November 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labrichthys unilineatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.

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