Mutant wrasse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: |
Conniella G. R. Allen, 1983 |
Species: | C. apterygia
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Binomial name | |
Conniella apterygia
G. R. Allen, 1983
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The mutant wrasse (Conniella apterygia), also known as Connie's wrasse, [2] is a species of wrasse only known to occur in Australia's Rowley Shoals at depths from 30 to 40 m (98 to 131 ft). This species grows to a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). This species is the only known member of its genus. [3] This unusual wrasse lacks pelvic fins and the males have a long, pointed tail. [2]
Mutant wrasse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: |
Conniella G. R. Allen, 1983 |
Species: | C. apterygia
|
Binomial name | |
Conniella apterygia
G. R. Allen, 1983
|
The mutant wrasse (Conniella apterygia), also known as Connie's wrasse, [2] is a species of wrasse only known to occur in Australia's Rowley Shoals at depths from 30 to 40 m (98 to 131 ft). This species grows to a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). This species is the only known member of its genus. [3] This unusual wrasse lacks pelvic fins and the males have a long, pointed tail. [2]