Sealife guideThe bluescaled wrasseCirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Last updated on 08/20/2024 at 08:58 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Bluescaled wrasse
French namesLabre nain à flanc bleu
Scientific nameCirrhilabrus cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1851)
FamilyLabridae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Geographic range
Le labre nain à flanc bleu est une espèce de poisson endémique l'Indo-Pacifique ouest.

The bluescaled wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura) © Francesco Ricciardi | Dreamstime.com
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