Smalltail wrasse (Pseudojuloides cerasinus)

Scientific name: Pseudojuloides cerasinus Snyder, 1904

Smalltail wrasse (Pseudojuloides cerasinus)

The Smalltail wrasse (Pseudojuloides cerasinus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Hawaiian, Society, and Austral islands, north to the Izu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 15. Body color and pigmentation of males and females differ; geographic variation exists. In life, males olive green dorsally, bluish ventrally with double colored stripe (bright blue and yellow) on body. 8-11 small median predorsal scales; 5-8 suborbital pores from below anterior edge to midposterior level of orbit; 10-13 pores along free margin of opercle; 3 pores in front of anterior nostril. Caudal fins of some individuals slightly double emarginate. The primary phase of P. cerasinus is a salmon pink with yellowish fins. Juveniles collected in Sydney and reared to adults in an aquarium were observed to change from pink to the male pattern in about one week.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.3
Depth range
2–61 m (7–200 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 61 m, usually 21 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Society, and Austral islands, north to the Izu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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