Claudia's wrasse

Halichoeres claudia

Eight Point Eight Centimeters Wrasse of Australian Waters

Claudia's wrasse is a marine fish of Pacific Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 8.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Halichoeres
Maximum length: 8.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: from the Line Is. and islands of French Polynesia to the western Pacific. where it is reported from the Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Indonesia (from underwater photographs in Flores and Gunung Api in the Banda Sea. The species is also found in the eastern Indian Ocean at Christmas I., the Cocos-Keeling Is. (in addition to the paratypes from this locality, 1 nontype specimen is reported from the Western Australian Museum (WAM P.29064-002, 64 mm SL) and 2 from Cartier I. in the Timor Sea (Ref. 82288 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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