Creole wrasse
📖 Overview
Inhabits seaward reef slopes; occasionally on shallow patch reefs . Found in large midwater aggregations feeding on plankton , small jellyfishes, pteropods, pelagic tunicates and various invertebrate larvae . Form leks during breeding . Also caught with beach nets .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Moderately elongate, compressed fish with equally curved upper and lower profiles . Color primarily violet or purple; large individuals with a wash of yellow on lower two-thirds of body; prolonged portions of dorsal and anal fins and tips of pelvic fins blackish . Caudal fin emarginate in young, lunate in adults (Ref 52831).: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Creole wrasse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Creole wrasse is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Forms lek during breeding . A monandric species . Length at sex change = 15.78 cm TL .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 100 m , usually ? - 40 m . Tropical; 34°N - 8°N, 98°W - 60°W South America.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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