Bluethroat rainbow wrasse (Suezichthys cyanolaemus)

Scientific name: Suezichthys cyanolaemus Russell, 1985

Bluethroat rainbow wrasse (Suezichthys cyanolaemus)

The Bluethroat rainbow wrasse (Suezichthys cyanolaemus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, restricted to southern Western Australia, from Rottnest Island northwards to Shark Bay.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Suezichthys cyanolaemus
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.7
Depth range
6 m (20 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 6 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: restricted to southern Western Australia, from Rottnest Island northwards to Shark Bay.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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