- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- LABRIDAE
- Leptojulis
- cyanopleura
Shoulderspot Wrasse, Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker 1853)
Other Names: Blue-sided Wrasse, Blue-spot V-wrasse, Blue-spot Wrasse, Weedy Wrasse
A Shoulderspot Wrasse, Leptojulis cyanopleura, in Nelson Bay, New South Wales. Source: Dave Harasti / http://www.daveharasti.com/. License: All rights reserved
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Shoulderspot Wrasse, Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker 1853)
More Info
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Distribution |
Ningaloo Reef and offshore reefs of north Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, to Sydney, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical Indo-west Pacific. Forms small haremic aggregations over rubble bottoms and weedy areas, usually in turbid plankton-rich waters. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on zooplankton about a metre above the bottom. |
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Biology |
Forms harems. |
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Species Citation |
Julis (Halichoeres) cyanopleura Bleeker 1853, Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 489. Type locality: Jakarta (as Batavia), Java, Indonesia. |
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Resources |
Shoulderspot Wrasse, Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker 1853)
References
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