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Suezichthys cyanolaemus Russell, 1985 Bluethroat rainbow wrasse |
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photo by
Good, P. |
| Family: | Labridae (Wrasses) | |||
| Max. size: | 9.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 6 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: restricted to southern Western Australia, from Rottnest Island northwards to Shark Bay. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 25-25. Head with six blue bands with three slightly oblique, extending downward from lower part of preopercle onto inter opercle. The top of the head and back brownish; lower two-thirds of the head and body whitish. There is a brilliant blue mid ventral strap on throat. With five to six predorsal scales (rarely 4); two cheek scale rows behind eye, three below eye. A low, scaly sheath at the bases of dorsal and anal fins. Scales large. | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits coral reef and rock reef (Ref. 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 July 2008 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||