Decodon pacificus (Kamohara, 1952)
Ten-tooth wrasse
Decodon pacificus
photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Family:  Labridae (Wrasses)
Max. size:  16 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan and Taiwan.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 25 March 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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