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Filamentous wrasse (Paracheilinus filamentosus)
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Filamentous wrasse (Paracheilinus filamentosus) specimen
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Labridae

Filamentous wrasse

Paracheilinus filamentosus

Fish Reaching Fifteen Centimeters in Indonesian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Filamentous wrasse is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 15 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Similan Islands, Andaman Sea and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean; Kranket Islands, Madang, New Guinea; off Manado and Celebes (Indonesia); Concoro Islands, Cuyo Islands, Philippines, and the Solomon Islands (Ref. 2139 ). Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Palau, and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 9823 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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