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Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins, 1901

Eight-lined wrasse
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Maldives country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Photographed outside of Gulhi Falhu, North Malé Atoll (Ref. 30829).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Anderson, R.C., J.E. Randall and R.H. Kuiter, 1998
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Common names from other countries

Eightline wrasse, Eight-line wrasse, Sugale-tusitusi, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Cheilininae
Etymology: Pseudocheilinus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 50 m (Ref. 1602).   Tropical; 28°N - 25°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Ducie islands, north to the Yaeyama Island.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9823)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 12; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10. Identified by the eight longitudinal lines along the body (Ref. 48636).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits among rubble or live corals of seaward reefs (Ref. 1602), usually in caves and crevices with rich invertebrate growth to at least 40 m depth (Ref. 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds mainly on benthic crustaceans, but also takes small mollusks, echinoids (sea urchins) (Ref. 1602), fish eggs, and crab larvae (Ref. 37816). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Westneat, Mark | Colaboradores

Randall, J.E., 1999. Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Pseudocheilinus, with descriptions of three new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (28):34 p. (Ref. 33410)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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