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Blackmargin maori wrasse (Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus)
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Blackmargin maori wrasse (Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus) specimen
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Labridae

Blackmargin maori wrasse

Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus

Eleven Point Three Centimeters Wrasse from the Pacific Ocean

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Blackmargin maori wrasse is a marine fish of Southwest Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 11.3 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
11.3 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: from New South Wales, Chesterfield Bank in the Coral Sea, New Caledonia and Tonga.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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