Rainbow slender wrasse (Suezichthys arquatus)

Scientific name: Suezichthys arquatus Russell, 1985

Rainbow slender wrasse (Suezichthys arquatus)

The Rainbow slender wrasse (Suezichthys arquatus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Suezichthys arquatus
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.5
Depth range
13–100 m (43–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 13 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: New Caledonia, New South Wales in Australia, Norfolk Island, northeast coast of New Zealand, and Kermadec Islands. Also recorded in Japan and Ogasawara Is..
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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