Scientific Name
Suezichthys cyanolaemus

Common Name
Bluethroat rainbow wrasse

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 25. Head with six blue bands with three slightly oblique, extending downward from lower part of preopercle onto inter opercle. The top of the head and back brownish; lower two-thirds of the head and body whitish. There is a brilliant blue mid ventral strap on throat. With five to six predorsal scales (rarely 4); two cheek scale rows behind eye, three below eye. A low, scaly sheath at the bases of dorsal and anal fins. Scales large.

Classification

Classified By

Russell, 1985

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Wrasses (Labridae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: restricted to southern Western Australia, from Rottnest Island northwards to Shark Bay.

Range

13°S - 35°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

6 m

Depth To - meters

6 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 6 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.45 s.e. 0.48 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

9.7 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)