Peacock wrasse
Iniistius pavo
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A razorfish from the Red Sea, the Indo-Pacific and the eastern Pacific that buries itself in sand to hide.
- Scientific name
- Iniistius pavo
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Hemipteronotus niger, Hemipteronotus pavo, Hemipteronotus pavoninus, Iniistius cacatua, Iniistius leucozonus, Iniistius mundicorpus, Iniistius pavoninus, Inistius pavo, Novacula carneoflava, Novacula immaculata, Novacula nigra, Novacula temporalis, Novacula tessellata, Novacula tetrazona, Xirichthys pavo
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, América do Norte, América do Sul, África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 42 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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