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St. Brandon’s sandy (Novaculops alvheimi)
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St. Brandon’s sandy (Novaculops alvheimi) specimen
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Labridae

St. Brandon’s sandy

Novaculops alvheimi

Wrasse Reaching Nine Point Six Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Novaculops alvheimi is a species of labrid fish discovered in St Brandon atoll (Cargados Carajos), Mauritius in May 2013.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
9.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Mauritius, St. Brandon’s Shoals.

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