Pseudojuloides kaleidos

Pseudojuloides kaleidos
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Pseudojuloides
Species:	P. kaleidos
Binomial name
Pseudojuloides kaleidos Kuiter & Randall, 1995

Pseudojuloides kaleidos, the Kaleidos wrasse ^[2] or blue-nose wrasse, ^[3] is a species of saltwater fish. It is an uncommon fish with a distribution in the Indian Ocean including off the Maldives east to Indonesia. ^{[2] [3]}

It lives on reef slopes and flats at depths of 20–35 m (66–115 ft). ^[3] The Kaleidos wrasse reaches 10 cm (3.9 in) in length. ^[3] Both sexes begin a brownish pink color with a pale yellow tip on the snout, with males maturing to bright colors within about a week. ^[3]

References

1. Allen, G.R.; Russell, B.; Sadovy, Y.J. (2010). "Pseudojuloides kaleidos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T155252A4757843. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155252A4757843.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudojuloides kaleidos". FishBase . Retrieved 2018-11-21.
3. Kuiter, Rudie H.; Godfrey, Timothy (2014). Fishes of the Maldives: Indian Ocean (2. ed.). Atoll Editions. ISBN   978-1-876410-97-1.