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Scott's wrasse (Cirrhilabrus scottorum)
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Ecological Illustration of Scott's wrasse (Cirrhilabrus scottorum)
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Labridae

Scott's wrasse

Cirrhilabrus scottorum

Erect fins swim upward courtship

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Scott's wrasse is a marine fish found around Pacific Ocean. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 13 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Unnamed Order
Family
Labridae
Genus
Cirrhilabrus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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