Pseudolabrus guentheri, or Gunther's wrasse, is a ray-finned fish from the wrasse family. It was named for Albert Günther.
| Pseudolabrus guentheri | |
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| Sleeping among ascidians | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Pseudolabrus |
| Species: | P. guentheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker, 1862
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Habitat
editGunther's wrasse is a marine species which inhabits rocky and coral reefs generally in shallow water up to 20m in depth.[3] The species feeds on small benthic crustaceans.[2]
Distribution
editThe species is exclusively known from subtropical eastern Australia, occurring in Queensland as far north as Lindeman Island, and in New South Wales as far south as Botany Bay.
Name
editThe specific name of this fish honours the British-German ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther 1830-1914).[2]
References
edit- ^ Russell, B.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Pseudolabrus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187533A8560770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187533A8560770.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudolabrus guentheri". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Westneat, M.W., 2001. Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.
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