The rainbow slender wrasse (Suezichthys arquatus), also known as the painted rainbow wrasse,[2] is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is found from Japan to Australia and east to New Zealand. It occurs on reefs at depths from 13 to 100 m (43 to 328 ft), usually over patches of sand. This species can reach 13.5 cm (5.3 in) in total length.[3]
| Rainbow slender wrasse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Suezichthys |
| Species: | S. arquatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Suezichthys arquatus B. C. Russell, 1985
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References
edit- ^ Russell, B. (2010). "Suezichthys arquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187813A8635709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187813A8635709.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2019). "Suezichthys arquatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Suezichthys arquatus". FishBase. October 2013 version.
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