Pearly-spotted wrasse
📖 Overview
Found solitary or in small groups in inshore, usually silty habitat on sand or mud near shallow reefs and seagrass beds .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Mid-lateral stripe is thin when young, but widens to about eye-diameter width when adult, with series of pearly blue spots running along centre. Black spot between 6th and 7th dorsal fin spines in initial phase, usually faded in large males .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pearly-spotted wrasse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 20 m . Tropical West Pacific: Sri Lanka to the Indo-Malayan region.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Pearly-spotted wrasse.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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