Wetmorella nigropinnata

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Wetmorella nigropinnata
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Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Wetmorella
Species:
W. nigropinnata
Binomial name
Wetmorella nigropinnata
(Seale, 1901)
Synonyms [2]
  • Cheilinus nigropinnatusSeale, 1901
  • Wetmorella philippina Fowler & Bean, 1928
  • Wetmorella ocellata Schultz & Marshall, 1954
  • Wetmorella triocellataSchultz & Marshall, 1954

The sharpnose wrasse or possum wrasse (Wetmorella nigropinnata) is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea across to Pitcairn Island. [2] They live in coral reefs. They were a minor importance for commercial fisheries and it could be found in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. ↑ Bertoncini, A.; Yeeting, B. (2010). "Wetmorella nigropinnata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T187407A8527317. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187407A8527317.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Wetmorella nigropinnata". FishBase . August 2019 version.


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