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three-ribbon rainbowfish (Stethojulis strigiventer)
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three-ribbon rainbowfish (Stethojulis strigiventer) specimen
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Labridae

three-ribbon rainbowfish

Stethojulis strigiventer

Fifteen Centimeters Wrasse of the South African Coast

  • Purple
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

three-ribbon rainbowfish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4392 ) and east to the Marshall and Tuamoto islands. In the western Pacific, extends from Sagami Bay, Honshu to New South Wales (Australia).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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