Pseudojuloides kaleidos | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Pseudojuloides |
Species: | P. kaleidos
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Binomial name | |
Pseudojuloides kaleidos |
Pseudojuloides kaleidos, the Kaleidos wrasse [2] or blue-nose wrasse, [3] is a species of saltwater fish. It is an uncommon fish with a distribution in the Indian Ocean including off the Maldives east to Indonesia. [2] [3]
It lives on reef slopes and flats at depths of 20–35 m (66–115 ft). [3] The Kaleidos wrasse reaches 10 cm (3.9 in) in length. [3] Both sexes begin a brownish pink color with a pale yellow tip on the snout, with males maturing to bright colors within about a week. [3]
Pseudojuloides kaleidos | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Pseudojuloides |
Species: | P. kaleidos
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Binomial name | |
Pseudojuloides kaleidos |
Pseudojuloides kaleidos, the Kaleidos wrasse [2] or blue-nose wrasse, [3] is a species of saltwater fish. It is an uncommon fish with a distribution in the Indian Ocean including off the Maldives east to Indonesia. [2] [3]
It lives on reef slopes and flats at depths of 20–35 m (66–115 ft). [3] The Kaleidos wrasse reaches 10 cm (3.9 in) in length. [3] Both sexes begin a brownish pink color with a pale yellow tip on the snout, with males maturing to bright colors within about a week. [3]