Purple-spotted wrasse (Iniistius jacksonensis)

Scientific name: Iniistius jacksonensis Ramsay, 1881

Purple-spotted wrasse (Iniistius jacksonensis)

The Purple-spotted wrasse (Iniistius jacksonensis) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, northwestern Australia. Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe Island.

Species facts

Scientific name
Iniistius jacksonensis
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: northwestern Australia. Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe Island.
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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