Dotalabrus aurantiacus

Dotalabrus aurantiacus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Dotalabrus
Species:	D. aurantiacus
Binomial name
Dotalabrus aurantiacus (Castelnau, 1872) [2]
Synonyms [3]
Cheilinus aurantiacusCastelnau, 1872 Labrichthys elegans Steindachner, 1883 Labrichthys macleayi Herzenstein, 1896 Pseudolabrus aurantiacus (Castelnau, 1872) Pseudolabrus elegans(Steindachner, 1883) Pseudolabrus macleayi(Herzenstein, 1896)

Dotalabrus aurantiacus, Castelnau's wrasse, is a species of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean coasts of Australia. It is the type species of its genus. The type locality is Adelaide, St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia.

See also

• List of marine animals of Australia (temperate waters)

References

1. Russell, B.; Pollard, D.; Choat, J.H. (2010). "Dotalabrus aurantiacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T187457A8540761. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187457A8540761.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Castelnau, F.L. 1872: Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimmatisation Society of Victoria, 1: 29–247 plus 1 p. Errata.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dotalabrus aurantiacus". FishBase . August 2019 version.