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Shoulder-spot wrasse

Leptojulis cyanopleura

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A wrasse from the Indo-West Pacific, from the Gulf of Oman to the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Scientific name
Leptojulis cyanopleura
Family
Labridae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Saltwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Labridae
Order
Eupercaria/misc
Synonyms
Halichoeres cyanopleura, Julis cyanopleura, Julis pyrrhogrammatoides, Leptojulis chrysotaenia, Leptojulis pyrrhogrammatoides

Origin

Native region
Oceania, Ásia

Size and lifespan

Adult size
13 cm

Behavior

Diet
Planktivore

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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