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Sixline Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
The six-line wrasse, Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species inhabits coral reefs at depths from 1 to 35 m (3.3 to 114.8 ft). It can reach 10 cm (3.9 in) in total length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
From the article Six-line wrasse on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The six-line wrasse is very small species of wrasse which attains a maximum total length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in). It is violet in colour and is marked with six orange stripes along the flanks. There is also a small eyespot on the dorsal part of the base of the caudal fin, a blue stripe along the base of the anal fin, and a blue streak on the pelvic fin. It has red eyes.
Range & habitat
The six-line wrasse occurs from the eastern coast of Africa where it is found from the Red Sea to South Africa across the Indian Ocean and into the Western Pacific Ocean where its range extends north to Japan, south to northern Australia and east as far as Tuamotu.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 110972.