Seagrass wrasse
Novaculoides macrolepidotus
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A wrasse from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific, from seagrass beds and sandy algal flats in lagoons and mangroves. It reaches 16 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Novaculoides macrolepidotus
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Julis taenianotus, Julis trimaculata, Labrus arago, Labrus macrolepidotus, Novacula julioides, Novaculichthys macrolepidotus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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