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Blue banded wrasse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Labridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Xiphocheilus Bleeker, 1857

Similar
  
Chiseltooth wrasse, Natal wrasse, Tubelip wrasse, Stethojulis, Hologymnosus

The blue-banded wrasse (Xiphocheilus typus) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern-most Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs, preferring substrates of flat sand or rubble at depths of from 15 to 85 m (49 to 279 ft). This species grows to 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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Common Name

The common name is Blue-banded wrasse.

Habitat

They were found in salt water.

Dispersion

The area of dispersion is Thai Sea Boundary.

Utilization

They were used for Fishery: Small Trading

References

Blue-banded wrasse Wikipedia