Long green wrasse

Pseudojuloides elongatus

Fourteen Centimeters Wrasse of Australian Waters

Green
Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Compressed cross-section
Small
Temperate fish

The long green wrasse, Pseudojuloides elongatus, is a species of wrasse native to coastal waters from Australia to New Zealand and Norfolk Island (records from the Izu Islands, Japan are considered an undescribed species). This species occurs to depths around 25 m (82 ft) in weedy areas on reefs. It can reach 12.6 cm (5.0 in) in standard length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudojuloides
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific Ocean: Australia, Lord Howe I., Norfolk I. New Caledonia, NE New Zealand.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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