Scientific Name
Suezichthys arquatus

Common Name
Rainbow slender wrasse

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 25. Head with two slightly oblique blue bands extending downward from lower part of opercle onto inter opercle. Dorsal fin red, base and postventral part, yellowish; anal fin deep burgundy-red; caudal fin upper part yellow, lower red; pectorals hyaline with thin red lines on rays, base yellow; pelvic fins blue. With five predorsal scales (rarely 3 or 4); two cheek scale rows behind the eye, three below the eye.

Classification

Classified By

Russell, 1985

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Wrasses (Labridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: New Caledonia, New South Wales in Australia, Norfolk Island, northeast coast of New Zealand, and Kermadec Islands (Ref. 8879). Also recorded in Japan (Ref. 59123) and Ogasawara Is. (Ref. 26066).

Range

20°S - 47°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

13 m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 13 - 100 m (Ref. 9710)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

13.5 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 (24 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)