Three-ribbon wrasse (Stethojulis strigiventer)

Scientific name: Stethojulis strigiventer Bennett, 1833

Three-ribbon wrasse (Stethojulis strigiventer)

The Three-ribbon wrasse (Stethojulis strigiventer) is a marine fish of the family Labridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. First spine of the anal fin is minute or imbedded. Terminal males of S. strigiventer and S. bandanensis are similar, but in S. strigiventer the uppermost lateral blue streak rather than the lowermost one extends to the tail.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stethojulis strigiventer
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
2–15 m (7–49 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa and east to the Marshall and Tuamoto islands. In the western Pacific, extends from Sagami Bay, Honshu to New South Wales (Australia).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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